GitHub announces support for Web Authentication
GitHub has announced support for the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) security standard. The new standard aims to make accounts more secure against cybercriminals.
Inadequate security of GitHub accounts can lead to cyber criminals accessing backdoors in open source code or passwords. They could al... Read more
Bypassing fake crypto-currency apps two-step authentication on Android.
ESET researchers have found apps that impersonate the Turkish BtcTurk crypto exchange, but in reality use new techniques to bypass SMS-based two-step verification (2FA). This also circumvents Google's recent SMS authorisation restrictions.
In March this year, Google decided to restrict the use of SM... Read more
Two-step verification Google makes security key from smartphones
Smartphones running Android 7.0 or higher can now be used as two-step verification (2FA) tools as part of Google's 2FA strategy. With this, the tech giant wants to improve the security of his online services. That's what Security Intelligence reports.
According to Google, using devices such as secu... Read more