Gmail users, here’s how (and why) you should set up prompt-based 2FA
Last week, Google rolled out two-factor authentication prompts to its updated Gmail app, all in the hopes that more people using Google …
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Malware leverages web injects to empty users’ cryptocurrency accounts
Criminals trying to get their hands on victims’ cryptocurrency stashes are trying out various approaches. The latest one includes …
The Motherboard Guide To Using Facebook Safely
When my parents first joined Facebook to stalk me, I thought the social network was going to become uncool and fade away like Myspace, …
Reliable SMS interception leaves 2FA accounts open to attack
1 min ago Text messages via SMS are often used as part of two-factor authentication strategies to protect login accounts. But a new and …
Facebook SMS spam risks spoiling adoption of 2FA
It’s hard enough to get people to use two-factor authentication (2FA) without a problem like Gizmodo reports of Facebook sending unwanted …
Facebook didn’t mean to send spam texts to two-factor authentication users
Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos apologized for spam texts that were incorrectly sent to users who had activated two-factor …
Facebook accused of spamming 2FA phone numbers
Facebook is being accused of spamming people via the phone numbers they used to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) and posting their …
Reddit users, beware its evil twin
Unbeknownst to Reddit users, the site that likes to call itself the “front page of the internet” has acquired an unwanted evil twin …
Safer Internet Day: 3 things you can do for your social networks
It’s Safer Internet Day 2018, a day designed to “promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and …
Safer Internet Day: 3 things your social networks can do for you
It’s Safer Internet Day 2018, which is a double-sided challenge. Part of building a safer internet is how we use …
Reddit users, 2FA is here! Now turn it on…
It’s been rather too long coming but Reddit users can finally secure their accounts with two-factor authentication (2FA). Read the …
Reddit rolls out 2-factor authentication for users
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 …
Reddit rolls out 2FA to all its users
Reddit, the so-called “front page of the internet”, has some important news for its 250 million registered users. You can now secure …
Reddit adds 2-factor authentication for all
Reddit has finally joined other major web properties in adding two-factor authentication for all users. It’s been available for mods and …
Security in the enterprise: Things are looking up!
Cybersecurity is quickly becoming the number one business priority, says identity and access management company Okta. Based on the results …
Uber hit with criticism of “useless” two-factor authentication
Uber is in the computer security news again, this time over allegations that its 2FA is no good. ZDNet, for instance, doesn’t mince its …
Few Gmail Users Enable Two-Factor Authentication
Cybersecurity is an ongoing problem, with critical flaws and weaknesses ranging from ongoing research into how best to break fundamental …
How to set up 2FA on your Facebook account
As Facebook continues to embed itself into the fabric of our social and online lives – or, perhaps it’s more correct to say, as we let …
The worst passwords of the year revealed
Check out “Smashing Security”, the new weekly audio podcast, with Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault, and special guests from the world of …
Too Many People Are Still Using ‘Password’ as a Password
For the seventh year in a row, password management security company SplashData has scraped password dumps to find the year’s worst …
How MP Nadine Dorries could have shared her passwords securely
Last week, British MP Nadine Dorries admitted doing something with her email password that a lot of people thought sounded a bit crazy. …
Security company Fox-IT reveals, details MitM attack they suffered in September
Dutch IT security consultancy/service provider Fox-IT has revealed on Thursday that it has suffered a security breach, which resulted in …
Fox-IT reveals hackers hijacked its DNS records, spied on clients’ files
Given the nature of Fox-IT’s work there are likely to be some interesting theories as to who might have been behind this particular attack, …
An Etsy Engineer Made Earrings To Hold Your Two-Factor Security Keys
One of the admittedly dumb reasons I’ve yet to invest in a YubiKey, a USB device that makes two-factor authentication more secure, is …
What Is Two-Factor Authentication And Why You Should Use It
This short video and explainer is summarized from The Motherboard Guide to Not Getting Hacked , our comprehensive guide to digital …
TNS Guide: How to Manage Passwords and Keep Your Online Accounts Secure
Massive data breaches over the past several years have shown that you can’t trust online service providers to keep your account …
Intel Online Connect lets you log in on popular websites with just your fingerprint
Using passwords to get online may soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new launch from Intel. The computing giant has revealed that …
Camera-based, single-step two-factor authentication resilient to pictionary, shoulder surfing attacks
A group of researchers from Florida International University and Bloomberg LP have created Pixie, a camera-based two-factor authentication …
Google’s Advanced Protection Program: extra security at a cost
Are you a high-risk user whose Google account hackers might want to target? If you are, how much hassle would you put up with to make your …
Google releases new email, browser security features to prevent common hacking issues
Google has rolled out new security features for users of Gmail and Drive, as well as its Chrome web browser. For Gmail and Drive users, …