One of the worst things that can happen to you online is when someone hijacks one of your social network accounts. When unauthorized bad-actors get your Facebook or Twitter password, they can use your account to impersonate you, and to send all sorts of friend requests, share requests, spam, and posts with click-bait links that can lead your friends to web pages that will steal their information or silently download and ...
Have you ever wondered why the state of cybersecurity is so screwed up? Why is it so easy for bad actors and cyber-criminals to hijack systems and steal information? Would you be surprised to learn the answer is because we designed it that way? Computers, networks, operating systems and software were designed to work together as easily as possible, and were inherently “trusted” by each other. In the beginning, most systems ...
Do the web sites your frequently visit offer two-factor authentication? Have you enabled 2FA where it is available to you? Is the particular implementation of 2FA or MFA security really adding any extra protection for you? Not sure? Please read on.
Password management company Dashlane recently ranked 34 of the top websites for their implementation of two-factor or multi-factor authentication options for their ...
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