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How to move your two-factor authentication app to a new device

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What the design itself does make clear is that when security-minded consumers upgrade their devices, they will have to take a few extra steps to migrate their two-factor authentication apps. Somewhere between the two methods stands a middle ground: Use an app on your mobile device to generate that one-time code.

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OwnID raises $6M to replace passwords with smartphone-based biometrics

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Shany explained that the founding team understood identity from their time at Gigya, and they wanted to create a company to make it as simple as possible to authenticate from a user perspective. Anyone who has forgotten a password knows how maddening this process can be. ” That’s it.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

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Unfortunately, every time a breach like this is reported, the security community is bombarded with pseudo-silver bullets claiming how the compromise could have been averted if only a particular solution had been deployed. There is no silver bullet in cybersecurity. Adversaries can bypass even the best laid defense plans.

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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

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or later, you are a few steps away from turning it into a two-factor authentication key , the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference here on May 7. It is much safer than one-time code systems, including SMS or authenticator code systems, as this is based on the FIDO 2.0 How to FBI-proof your Android.

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An expanded attack surface: The cybersecurity challenges of managing a hybrid workforce

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Glenn Johnstone, Vodafone NZ’s Head of ICT Practices, highlighted the findings of their Disconnection report in which 30% of those surveyed said they would move roles if their employer didn’t offer remote working. If you’re working in the cloud, you have increased the surface area for cyber crime attacks by a factor of 60,” he adds.

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Protestware on the rise: Why developers are sabotaging their own code

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If combating attacks and hijackings of legitimate software on open source registries like npm weren’t challenging enough, app makers are increasingly experiencing the consequences of software self-sabotage. Developer Azer Koçulu ran into a trademark dispute with messaging app Kik because his npm package was called “kik.”

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Push Security launches to make SaaS sprawl and shadow IT safer

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Such stats bode well for any up-and-coming SaaS startup, but for companies that use the software, it raises a number of important security questions — how do they keep on top of things, and ensure that their employees are adopting strong security hygiene? How it works. Employee SaaS dashboard. Image Credits: Push Security.