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6 Ways Attackers Are Still Bypassing SMS 2-Factor Authentication
2019-04-24 12:31

1992 was both an ending and a beginning. It was the year I lost my beloved grandfather, and I’ll never forget his final words to me: “Stop shaking the ladder, you idiot!” Shortly after his...

How to make people sit up and use 2-factor auth: Show 'em a vid reusing a toothbrush to clean the toilet, then compare it to password reuse
2019-03-06 00:53

Education, education, education is key to security RSA Despite multi-factor authentication being on hand to protect online accounts and other logins from hijackings by miscreants for more than a...

How to make people sit up and use 2-factor auth: Show 'em a vid reusing a toothbrush to clean the toilet, then tell compare it to password reuse
2019-03-06 00:53

Education, education, education is key to security RSA Despite multi-factor authentication being on hand to protect online accounts and other logins from hijackings by miscreants for more than a...

Perverse Vulnerability from Interaction between 2-Factor Authentication and iOS AutoFill
2018-06-20 11:51

Apple is rolling out an iOS security usability feature called Security code AutoFill. The basic idea is that the OS scans incoming SMS messages for security codes and suggests them in AutoFill, so...

Reddit rolls out 2-factor authentication for users
2018-01-25 20:53

The 234 million or so unique Reddit users are finally getting the option of setting up 2-factor authentication for their account(s). Why is that important? With over 540 million monthly visitors,...