GitHub rolling out two-factor authentication to millions of users

Over the next nine months, the largest internet hosting service for software development and collaboration will make all code contributors add another layer of electronic evidence to their accounts.
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GitHub to introduce mandatory 2FA authentication starting March 13

Starting March 13, GitHub will gradually introduce the 2FA enrollment requirement to groups of developers and administrators, beginning with smaller groups. This measured approach allows the platform to ensure successful onboarding and make necessary a… Continue reading GitHub to introduce mandatory 2FA authentication starting March 13

Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don’t get hacked!

Even in Apple’s and Google’s “walled gardens”, there are plenty of 2FA apps that are either dangerously incompetent, or unrepentantly malicious. (Or perhaps both.) Continue reading Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don’t get hacked!

Smashing Security podcast #310: Verified blue ticks and horny AI chatbots

Boyfriends who are bots, Facebook’s checkmark charge, Twitter Blue, and Will Ferrell’s taunt of football fans…

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Ca… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #310: Verified blue ticks and horny AI chatbots

As Twitter forces users to remove text message 2FA, it’s in danger of decreasing security

Many Twitter users have been presented with a message telling them that SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) will be removed next month.

According to Twitter, only subscribers to its premium Twitter Blue service will be able to use text message… Continue reading As Twitter forces users to remove text message 2FA, it’s in danger of decreasing security