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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

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or later, you are a few steps away from turning it into a two-factor authentication key , the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference here on May 7. It is much safer than one-time code systems, including SMS or authenticator code systems, as this is based on the FIDO 2.0 How to FBI-proof your Android.

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From Bugs to Breaches: 25 Significant CVEs As MITRE CVE Turns 25

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Attackers could exploit Shellshock to gain full control of vulnerable systems, leading to data breaches, service interruptions and malware deployment. It became one of 2018’s most exploited vulnerabilities and continues to be utilized by various threat actors including SideWinder. The impact extended far beyond local systems.

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CVE-2024-21762: Critical Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write SSL VPN Vulnerability

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Dutch Authorities disclose that CVE-2022-42475 was abused to spread malware On February 6, Dutch authorities released a cybersecurity advisory about an attack against the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) in which attackers exploited CVE-2022-42475 against a Fortigate device to gain initial access and deploy malware known as "COATHANGER."

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Android Q adds privacy, fragmentation

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Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware. While Google says 84 percent more Android devices received a security update in the last quarter of 2018, as compared to the prior year, the more than 1 billion devices running Android 6 or earlier will never see an update of any kind. How to FBI-proof your Android.

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Top 5 Ways to Improve the Security of Your Business

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In 2017, 50,000 cyber-attacks were targeted at IoT devices, an increase of 600 percent from 2016 and the number of IoT-driven malware attacks surpassed 121,000 in 2018. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). Multi-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to the login procedure beyond using just a password.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: After Telecom Hacks, CISA Offers Security Tips for Cell Phone Users, While Banks Seek Clearer AI Regulations

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Dont use SMS as your second authentication factor because SMS messages arent encrypted. Instead, enable Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication for multi-factor authentication. Another good MFA option: authenticator codes. Require multi-factor authentication. Segment your network.

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3 Ways to Handle POS Security Risks in Retail IT

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In 2018, department store chains: Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor suffered a bad press due to a breach that exposed details of 5 million payment cards of customers. Also in 2018, British Airways was hit with a data breach affecting around 380,000 customers who were using its website and mobile app.

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