Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns
Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies. Continue reading Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns
Category Archives: two factor authentication
Twitter Uses Phone Numbers, Emails to Sell Ads
Data collected for two-factor authentication purposes “inadvertently” matched users to targeted-advertising lists, the company admits. Continue reading Twitter Uses Phone Numbers, Emails to Sell Ads
YouTube ‘influencers’ get 2FA tokens phished
100K or so creators in the YouTube car community were targeted by a phishing campaign that captured 2FA codes. Continue reading YouTube ‘influencers’ get 2FA tokens phished
FIDO2: The Dream Of Password-Free Authentication On The WWW
Of all the things which are annoying about the modern World Wide Web, the need to create and remember countless passwords is on the top of most people’s lists. From dozens of passwords for everything from social media sites to shopping, company, and productivity-related platforms like Github, a large part …read more
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Google fixes Chromebook 2FA flaw in ‘built-in security key’
Google has discovered a flaw in a Chromebook security feature which allows owners to press their device’s power button to initiate U2F 2FA.
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Twitter temporarily disables ‘Tweeting via SMS’ after CEO gets hacked
Twitter today finally decided to temporarily disable a feature, called ‘Tweeting via SMS,’ after it was abused by a hacking group to compromise Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week and sent a series of racist and offensive tweets to Dorsey’s followers.
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GitHub joins WebAuthn club
GitHub is the latest company to support WebAuthn, a new standard that makes logging into online services using a browser more secure. Continue reading GitHub joins WebAuthn club
Prevention is the way to go when it comes to WordPress security
A common misconception is that malicious hackers only target websites with large income, or those that store valuable sensitive information. However, WordPress websites generally get a lot of unwanted attention, which is why it’s important to tak… Continue reading Prevention is the way to go when it comes to WordPress security
Identity Authentication, David Harding – Enterprise Security Weekly #145
David Harding is the SVP & Chief Technology Officer at ImageWare Systems, Inc. Identity authentication is more important now than at any other time in history. Today’s methods such as 2-factor authentication are falling short and are not as s… Continue reading Identity Authentication, David Harding – Enterprise Security Weekly #145
Phil Dunkelberger Discusses FIDO and Secure Authentication
Inner Circle Podcast Episode 032 My guest for this episode of the Inner Circle podcast is Phil Dunkelberger, President and CEO of Nok Nok Labs. We chat about the history and current state of secure authentication and the role the FIDO (Fast ID Online) … Continue reading Phil Dunkelberger Discusses FIDO and Secure Authentication