Security gurus have suggested for years that relying on SMS for two-factor authentication is a bad idea. Reasons include Your phone may be stolen Many people allow SMS messages to be displayed on lock screens Your phone can be SIM-cloned People inside your phone carrier may have access to your text messages But here’s a […]
The Syniverse Hack: Why Using SMS for 2FA is a Bad Idea
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October 5, 2021 @ 7:31 pm, by raindog308Microsoft Says Passwords are Passé
2FA, authenticator, microsoft, passwords, Security, two factor September 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm, by raindog308Are passwords a dying breed? In a blog post published September 15, Microsoft Vice President of Security, Compliance, and Identity Vasu Jakkal entitled “The passwordless future is here for your Microsoft account” (yes, with bad capitalization, just like that), Microsoft announced that you could “completely remove the password from your Microsoft account”. He continued: “Use […]
Shields Up! Protecting Your WordPress Site with Wordfence
Server and application security are important factors to consider when running a website — especially a website based on WordPress. This easy to use guide will help take you through the steps of ensuring that your WordPress based blog is running as securely as possible thanks to Wordfence (and easy to use plugin that goes […]
