two factor authentication
23andMe data theft prompts DNA testing companies to switch on 2FA by default
DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic testing…
Google Authenticator just got an update that should make it more useful for people who frequently use the service to sign in to apps and websites. As of today, Google…
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…
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…
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…
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, which…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 change…
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 disclose the…
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…
Tumblr Gets More Secure With Addition Of Two-Factor Authentication
Tumblr today added a very important security feature to its service, with the addition of two-factor authentication – an option available within the blogging service’s “Settings” section as of now. The…
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…
Microsoft Announces General Availability Of Two-Factor Authentication For Windows Azure
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows Azure multi-factor authentication for IT pros and users. The new security capability is available for most any application used on the cloud…
Encap Raises $2M For A Mobile ID App As An Alternative Two-Factor Authentication
As high-profile sites like Twitter, Google, and most recently Evernote and LinkedIn turn to two-factor authentication to help their users protect themselves from malicious hackers and security breaches, Encap, a startup based…
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 February 2013, today the company is turning on three new features to give…
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…
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…
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 UGNazi access…
Twitter Responds About Implementing Two-Factor Authentication For More Security In The Future
As we continue to search for answers on what’s going on with the Twitter password reset situation, the company is giving us information very slowly. The situation is very complex,…
Y Combinator Backed Startup Authy Wants To Help You Prevent A Dropbox Style Security SNAFU
In response to a security breach, Dropbox promised to add an optional new layer of security known as two factor authentication. If you want to add two factor authentication to…
