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Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters. Continue reading Google sent ~40K warnings to targets of state-backed attackers in 2019
Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters. Continue reading Google sent ~40K warnings to targets of state-backed attackers in 2019
iPhone users can now use Bluetooth to secure their Google accounts. Continue reading Google Account Security Keys Launch for iPhone
Google users can now use an iPhone or Android device as a security key to sign into their accounts, utilizing a technique that improves their defense against phishing attacks, the company announced Wednesday. In a blog post, a product manager for Google’s Advanced Protection Program wrote that people who exclusively use security keys when logging in to their accounts “never fell victim to targeted phishing attacks.” Yet security keys, which are more secure than text-based authentication, typically are available in the form of a standalone physical device, an inconvenience that may discourage adoption. Google’s update Wednesday is a significant step toward solving that problem. Instead of plugging a key into a USB slot, users just need to have their phones close to their machines. “Everything becomes much simpler when the things we’re already carrying around — our smartphones — have a built-in security key,” Shuvo Chatterjee said in the post. “That’s been the […]
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