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| Jan 17, 2019 | The ‘Biggest EVER’ Collection of Hacked Passwords Is Not That Bad | If you casually browse tech news today you may come across some scary stuff: millions and millions of emails and passwords (perhaps even yours!) have been dumped online.
Gizmodo called it the “mother of all breaches.” Wired said it’s a “mon... |
| Dec 25, 2018 | Cybersecurity 101: Two-factor authentication can save you from hackers | If you find passwords annoying, you might not like two-factor authentication much. But security experts say it’s one of the best ways to protect your online accounts.
Simply put, two-factor authentication adds a second step in your usual lo... |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Hacker Talks to Arizona Man Directly Through His IoT Security Camera | An Arizona real estate agent was shocked when a voice started broadcasting from his Nest security camera recently, addressing him directly.
Andy Gregg was in his backyard when he heard the voice, belonging to someone who claimed to be a “wh... |
| May 16, 2018 | You Should Be Using Two-Factor Authentication on Everything | This post is part of a weeklong series to help our readers improve their digital security. Follow along here.
Day Three: Turn on Two-Factor Authentication
Starting with your most sensitive and most-used accounts (anything with a credit card... |
| Jan 29, 2018 | La Guía Motherboard Para Evitar Ser Hackeado | A finales del año pasado, publicamos una exhaustiva guía sobre cómo protegerse contra hackers y contra la vigilancia del estado.
La guía fue publicada en Inglés, pero hay muchos Americanos que no hablan Inglés. Hoy publicamos La Guía Mother... |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Too Many People Are Still Using ‘Password’ as a Password | This article originally appeared on Motherboard.
For the seventh year in a row, password management security company SplashData has scraped password dumps to find the year’s worst passwords. This year’s research was drawn from over five mil... |
| Dec 19, 2017 | 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 passwords. This year’s research was drawn from over five million leaked passwords, not including those on adu... |
| Dec 3, 2017 | How to avoid outliving your retirement savings | Dear Liz: The wife and I are both 65. We both work, with a combined income of $125,000, of which we spend almost all. We have $550,000 in IRAs and $1 million in other investments, plus home equity of about $500,000. We’ll get $3,800 from So... |
| Nov 28, 2017 | How A Thief Failed Because I Had Two Factor Authentication | Years ago I made a critical error. I checked email on a Black Hat classroom network. Go ahead, laugh it up. I admit that it was one of the sillier things I had ever done. This was an error that cost me too. I had logged into my Hotmail acco... |
| Nov 16, 2017 | The Motherboard Guide to Not Getting Hacked, Part I | Editors note: This is Motherboard's comprehensive guide to digital security, which will be regularly updated and replaces some of our old guides. It is also available as a printable PDF. It was last updated on November 14, 2017
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| Sep 24, 2017 | A guide to common types of two-factor authentication | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Two-factor authentication (or 2FA) is one of the biggest-bang-for-your-buck ways to improve the security of your online accounts. Lucki... |
| Sep 24, 2017 | A guide to common types of two-factor authentication | Two-factor authentication (or 2FA) is one of the biggest-bang-for-your-buck ways to improve the security of your online accounts. Luckily, it’s becoming much more common across the web. With often just a few clicks in a given account’s sett... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | A beginner’s guide to beefing up your privacy and security online | Enlarge / Unfortunately, it's easier to stick a lock on the Brooklyn Bridge than it is to secure your data. We can at least try to help, though.
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| Sep 21, 2016 | Two-Factor Authentication: Methods and Myths | When I mentioned to a few friends that I was writing a feature about two-step authentication, the typical response was an eye-roll and "Oh, that annoying thing?..." Yes, that annoying extra step. We've all had that thought when we... |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Your Airbnb Wi-Fi Is Not Secure: How to Protect Yourself When Traveling | Short term rentals have grown exponentially over the last five years. This market is said to be a $100 billion industry, on track to be worth $170 billion by 2019. At the BlackHat Conference in Las Vegas, Jeremy Galloway pointed out the spe... |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Sony finally says it’s adding 2FA to PlayStation Network | It looks like Sony is finally gearing up to add two-factor authentication to the PlayStation Network — some five years after a massive data breach compromised the details of millions of users, including potentially exposing users’ credit ca... |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Enhance account security using 2-factor verification | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Are you looking to add extra security to some of your online accounts? If yes, you may want to consider multifactor authentication, or MFA, options. Read more
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| Nov 18, 2015 | How to enable two-factor authentication on your Amazon account | One of the best ways to protect your online accounts is by using two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible. With this activated, logging into a site requires the use of both a password, and a code sent to your mobile phone. Since mo... |
| Jun 10, 2015 | How these six industries are using SMS to strengthen customer relationships | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Xero users demand two-factor authentication | Hosted accounting vendor Xero has come under pressure from users to offer two-factor authentication to secure access to its services.
Xero users have since April 2013 taken to the company's community forums to lobby for the introduction of ... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Two-factor authentication firm Clef lands $1.6M, integrates with Touch ID | Two-factor authentication company Clef just raised a $1.6 million dollar round, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Clef stands apart from other two-factor authentication services by using barcode techn... |
| Sep 8, 2014 | Two-factor authenticator Authy gets $3 million to help secure the web | While Apple was busy fielding media inquiries about a hack into several celebrity iCloud accounts, two factor authentication service Authy was finalizing a $3 million funding round.
“When I talk to big online services, many of them are tota... |
| Sep 8, 2014 | Two-factor authenticator Authy gets $3 million to help secure the web | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Sep 1, 2014 | Here’s What We Know So Far About The Celebrity Photo Hack | UPDATE: Clearly this post was written very early on in this incident and information has since come to light which suggests Apple has majorly dropped the ball.
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As you will by now have probably read, around 100 women celebriti... |
| Aug 12, 2014 | Two-Factor Authentication adds another security layer | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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| Aug 7, 2014 | Russian Hackers Probably Have Your Passwords. Now What? | By now you’ve seen Tuesday’s New York Times report that a security firm found a Russian hacking ring had pilfered 1.2 billion user name and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses.
Like many people, your first questi... |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Tumblr Gets a Security Upgrade | March 25, 2014 2 min read
Tumblr users are getting an added layer of security today, as the blogging site has added two-factor authentication to prevent hackers from accessing and compromising users' accounts. Users can now go to the site's... |
| Mar 24, 2014 | Tumblr Gets More Secure With Addition Of Two-Factor Authentication | Tumblr today added a very important security feature to its service, with the addition of two-factor authentication – an option available within the blogging service’s “Settings” section as of now. The move sees Tumblr at last joining the r... |
| Mar 19, 2014 | After @N hijack, software engineer starts two-factor authentication directory | reader comments 80 with 52 posters participating
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| Mar 19, 2014 | Check whether two-factor authentication is available for your Internet accounts | Relying on passwords alone to keep your Internet accounts safe can get you in a lot of trouble. They may be comfortable to use, but hackers can easily bypass or crack them. Or, even worse in my opinion, steal personal information without yo... |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Here Are All The Sites You Should Enable Two Factor Authentication On (And The Ones You Should Yell At) | Two-factor authentication! In this age of endless massive hacks we seem to be in the middle of, it’s one of the easiest ways you can dramatically boost security on your online accounts.
But which sites actually support it? It can be a pain ... |
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| Como ativar verificação de duas etapas nos principais serviços que você usa | A autenticação de dois fatores (também chamada de verificação em duas etapas) coloca uma camada de proteção a mais na sua conta, fazendo com que um hacker (ou qualquer outra pessoa) não consiga usar o seu login apenas com a senha. Neste pos... |