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!

Instagram to Support Authenticator Apps for Improved 2FA Feature

Instagram announced its plan to support third-party authenticator apps as part of an improved two-factor authentication (2FA) feature. On 28 August, Instagram co-founder and CTO Mike Krieger unveiled the photo- and video-sharing social networking servi… Continue reading Instagram to Support Authenticator Apps for Improved 2FA Feature

Listening Watch sounds out security idea with websites that listen

Listening Watch, a project based on earlier work by researchers Prakash Shrestha and Nitesh Saxena, uses the power of sound to log you into your favourite websites. Continue reading Listening Watch sounds out security idea with websites that listen