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New Android Malware Targeting Bank Details - Here How to Protect Yourself
Nov 8, 2016There's a new Android Trojan doing the rounds, and this time, it's after banking details – targeting customers of banks across the US and Europe. The malware looks like a Flash Player app, and is considered to be highly dangerous as ...
Tags: Android Malware, Android Trojan
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An Israel-Based Startup Has Been Bought by Google
Feb 18, 2014An Israel-based startup specializing in using sounds instead of passwords for logging in said Monday it has been bought by Google. SlickLogin did not disclose financial terms of the deal, and Google did not respond to an AFP request for ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Google
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Gemalto Have Announced a Global Business Partnership with IBM
Nov 28, 2013Gemalto have announced a global business partnership with IBM for its latest Ezio eBanking security platform. The server platform has been further updated with the ability to support a wider range of end-user solutions. It has been ...
Tags: Gemalto, IBM, Ebanking Partnership
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Salesforce Is Taking Security on Its Platform More Seriously Than Ever
Nov 21, 2013Salesforce is taking security on its platform more seriously than ever, with a number of upgrades to its existing two-factor authentication on the horizon, a senior security director told Salesforce 2013 Dreamforce delegates today. ...
Tags: Dreamforce 2013, Tougher Security
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It's a Daily Struggle for Users to Cope with Dozens of Them
Jun 27, 2013LOOKING for a safe password? You can give HQbgbiZVu9AWcqoSZmChwgtMYTrM7HE3ObVWGepMeOsJf4iHMyNXMT1BrySA4d7 a try. Good luck memorising it. Sixty-three random alpha-numeric characters - in this case, generated by an online password ...
Tags: Password Fatigue, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics
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Microsoft Is Upping The Security on Azure with Active Authentication
Jun 13, 2013Microsoft is upping the security on Azure with Active Authentication, a new service now in preview which allows enterprises to secure access to hosted applications such as Office 365 with two-factor authentication. Active Authentication ...
Tags: Microsoft, Cloud, Two-Factor Authentication
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The Social Network for Professionals Added Two-Factor Authentication to Prevent Breaches
Jun 3, 2013If you’re worried that a disgruntled former coworker will hack your LinkedIn account and add embarrassing details to your resume, fear not: The social network for professionals has at last added two-factor authentication to prevent ...
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LinkedIn Try to Make Themselves Safer From Cyberattacks by Adding Two-Step Authentication
May 31, 2013Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication. Users of the professional social-networking site now have the option to add two-step verification to their ...
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Twitter's SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication Feature Could Be Abused to Lock Users
May 29, 2013Twitter's SMS-based, two-factor authentication feature could be abused to lock users who don't have it enabled out of their accounts if attackers gain access to their log-in credentials, according to researchers from Finnish anti-virus ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Twitter Has Finally Introduced Two-Factor Authentication in a Bid
May 28, 2013Much-hacked social networking site Twitter has finally introduced two-factor authentication in a bid to cut down on the hijacking of accounts. The move follows a string of hacks of high-profile accounts by groups such as the ...
Tags: Twitter, Authentication, Google, Facebook
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Twitter Is Introducing a More Secure Login Process
May 28, 2013Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process. The system, called Login Verification, gives users the option to have a verification code sent to their mobile phone ...
Tags: Twitter, Sign-in, Computer Products
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Twitter Will Offer Users Two-Factor Authentication
May 23, 2013Twitter will offer users two-factor authentication when they sign in as "a second check to make sure it's really you". Twitter is stepping up its security measures following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media ...
Tags: Twitter, Double Sign in
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The Number of Mobile Threats Has Increased by Nearly 50% During The First Three Months
May 17, 2013The Android threat landscape is growing in both size and complexity with cybercriminals adopting new distribution methods and building Android-focused malware services, according to a report from Finnish security vendor F-Secure. The ...
Tags: Android, Computer Products
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The Cyber Attack on LivingSocial Forced It Reset The Passwords of Some 50 Million Users
May 2, 2013The cyber attack Friday on the Internet deal site LivingSocial that forced it to reset the passwords of some 50 million users has elements of what's becoming an all too familiar storyline. Along with the names, birth dates, and email ...
Tags: Computer Products, cyber attack
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Microsoft Is Enabling Two-Factor Authentication for Its Microsoft Account Service
Apr 22, 2013Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for many of its online and desktop products. "With this release you can ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, software