Project Verify from Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile aims to replace your password.
Tag Archives: 2-Factor Authentication
Instagram fights misinformation and account hijackings with new tools
Users will soon be able to use authenticator apps for 2FA codes, request blue verified badges, and get more context about big accounts.
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.
The security changes you can expect in iOS 12
We take a look at the beta version of iOS 12 and the security-related changes we can expect to see when it’s released in (probably) September.
NSA hasn’t closed security windows Snowden climbed through
One of three problems found in an audit: two-person access controls haven’t been properly implemented at data centers and equipment rooms.
Google hasn’t suffered an employee phishing compromise in over a year
Phishing attackers have failed to compromise a single employee account at Google since the company mandated authentication using U2F hardware tokens in early 2017. That’s the remarkable claim made to security writer Brian Krebs.
How to set up 2FA on eBay – go do it now!
Thankfully, since we first reported on it, eBay has binned its cumbersome 2FA procedure and replaced it a much easier process.
Your Firefox account can now be secured with 2FA
Mozilla is rolling out support for two-factor (or two-step) authentication for anyone who has a Firefox account.
Facebook 2FA no longer needs a phone number: here’s how to set it up
One more excuse for not using 2FA bites the dust.
TeenSafe phone monitoring app leaks teens’ iCloud logins in plaintext
The “secure” monitoring app is used by over a million parents.