Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Apple has announced a range of security and privacy enhancements for the for their platforms including encryption of a range of personal data stored in their iCloud, for instance messages, photos, files etc.. It is being rolled out and tested in the US in the next few months and is …
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Now the SMS text authentication is only working for some people: Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down | WIRED Do you want to know why SMS text message authentication is a very poor third behind app based multi-factor authentication and just about anything else? Read on: Twitter ‘closes offices’ …
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My article on one of the methods used by threat actors to erode our faith in multi-factor authentication (MFA) was published over on CyberAwake yesterday: More on MFA and your risks when using it – CyberAwake
Last week I wrote about some of the issues with multi-factor authentication: On the same day that I published, The Register also ran an article looking at MFA issues. I am continuing my story next week, but Jeff Burt’s article is worth reading as the more you know about this …
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is not perfect and it can be compromised by threat actors. However, we still stand by our advice to all our clients: Always use MFA – using and authenticator app – whenever it is available. I published an article yesterday on CyberAwake about some of the issues …
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