two factor authentication
Nest to require two-factor authentication starting this spring
Google Nest, the smart home brand for Google’s line of smart speakers, thermostats, smoke detectors and more, announced this morning that it will soon require all Nest users to enroll in two-fac
Cisco’s $2.35 billion Duo acquisition front and center at earnings call
When Cisco bought Ann Arbor, Michigan security company, Duo for a whopping $2.35 billion earlier this month, it showed the growing value of security and security startups in the view of traditional t
Reddit breach exposes non-critical user data
Reddit announced today that it suffered a security breach in June that exposed some of its internal systems to the attackers, although what was accessed was not particularly sensitive. Notably the hac
Google takes on Yubico and builds its own hardware security keys
Google today announced it is launching its own hardware security keys for two-factor authentication. These so-called Titan Security Keys will go up against similar keys from companies like Yubico, whi
Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers
Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords, steal your Instagram and other accounts and sell them for bitcoin. As detailed in a harro
Yubico launches an SDK that lets iOS devs add support for its NFC keys
Yubico, the company behind the increasingly popular YubiKey security keys, today announced the launch of a new SDK for iOS developers that allows them to add support for two-factor authentication over
Coinbase vulnerability is a good reminder that SMS-based 2FA can wreak havoc
Two days ago, a friend who invested in Bitcoin asked me how secure her Coinbase investment was. She had plans to put her coins in cold storage, but as a security stopgap was relying on two-factor auth
NIST declares the age of SMS-based 2-factor authentication over
2-factor authentication is a great thing to have, and more and more services are making it a standard feature. But one of the go-to methods for sending 2FA notifications, SMS, is being left in the dus
Sony finally says it’s adding 2FA to PlayStation Network
It looks like Sony is finally gearing up to add two-factor authentication to the PlayStation Network -- some five years after a massive data breach compromised the details of millions of users, includ
Capital One Launches SwiftID, A Way To Bypass Security Questions With Just A Swipe
Banks aren’t always known for being technical innovators – which is one thing that gives startups in the financial services space an edge. But this morning Capital One is attempting to c
Twilio Acquires Two-Factor Authentication Service Authy
Twilio today announced that it has acquired Authy, a Y Combinator-backed startup that offers two-factor authentication services to end users, developers and enterprises. The two companies declined to
iWatch’s Killer Feature Could Be Two-Factor Authentication For Payments
How will Apple make us desperate to buy its smartwatch? By taking the risk and clumsiness out of mobile payments. Imagine if your iWatch could recognize that your iPhone is within range as a pre-payme
Tumblr Gets More Secure With Addition Of Two-Factor Authentication
Tumblr today <a target="_blank" href="http://staff.tumblr.com/post/80583764030/the-smile-of-a-loved-one-your-childhood-blanket">added</a> a very important security feature to its service, with the add
Authy Now Lets You Use Its Two-Factor Authentication System On Multiple Devices
Two-factor authentication is one of the most effective ways to keep your accounts safe, but it also means that if you ever lose your phone and don’t have access to a backup code, you won’t
Microsoft Announces General Availability Of Two-Factor Authentication For Windows Azure
Microsoft has announced the <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/09/26/announcing-general-availability-of-windows-azure-multi-factor-authentication.aspx">general
Encap Raises $2M For A Mobile ID App As An Alternative Two-Factor Authentication
As high-profile sites like <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/22/twitter-ups-account-security-with-optional-two-factor-authentication-via-sms/">Twitter</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ma
Evernote Turns On Three New Security Features, Including 2-Factor Authentication, After Major Breach In February
After Evernote, the personal note-taking app with 60 million+ users, got slammed with a security breach in <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/02/evernote-saw-first-signs-of-hacking-on-feb-28-emai
Twitter Is Testing Two-Factor Authentication Internally, And It Can’t Come Soon Enough
In what was a mind-boggling series of events in real time, one Associated Press hack and a false tweet about the White House sent the stock market into a momentary free fall. Twitter hopes to stop int
Authy Brings Two-Factor Authentication To Self-Hosted WordPress Sites (Updated)
If you run your own WordPress site, chances are you are using a pretty secure password to keep hackers from posting random stories to your blog. Still, even the best password isn't as good as using Gm
CloudFlare Now Uses Authy’s Two-Factor Authentication To Keep Its Users Safe
CloudFlare, the popular website security and CDN service, suffered an embarrassing security breach earlier this year when the company's CEO's Gmail account was hijacked, giving the hacktivist group UG