Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system
A posting from naked security titled " Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system" by Lee Munson We know that many of us are no good at choosing our own passwords. That's why companies are increasingly looking to bolster their own website security through additional authentication methods. To that end, we've seen many different forms of […]
Phone and tablet unlocking - US government nudges it closer to law
A posting from Naked Security about Phone and tablet unlocking: US citizens are now one step closer to being able to do (more or less) what they want with their gadgets - at least as far as choosing a wireless carrier goes. On Thursday, six months after the White House publicly endorsed a citizens' petition to regain […]
Android Phone Numbers Leaked By Facebook App
An interesting article from information week: Facebook has fixed a bug in its Android app, following reports that the app was inadvertently leaking users' phone numbers to the social network. The "privacy leak" was spotted by Symantec, which said that the latest version of Norton Mobile Security, which includes a new Mobile Insight tool that […]
US law enforcers want to see a kill switch on our mobile phones
US law enforcers want to see a kill switch on our mobile phones
Why Twitter's two-factor authentication isn't going to stop media organisations from being hacked
A posting from Naked Security on Why Twitter's two-factor authentication isn't going to stop media organisations from being hacked: Twitter has announced the availability of two factor authentication (2FA) for its service, meaning that users can opt-in to something stronger than just a username and password to protect their accounts. In a blog post, Twitter explains how the […]