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Microsoft rolls out optional two-factor authentication for user accounts

Microsoft rolls out optional two-factor authentication for user accounts
  • Posted April 18, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • If you care about the security of your Microsoft account enough to click a few buttons in exchange for an extra layer of safety, you may want to head here. That'll bring you to straight to the security section of your account page where you can enable two-factor authentication, a feature Microsoft...

Anonymous reveals personal information of 4,000 U.S. bank executives

Anonymous reveals personal information of 4,000 U.S. bank executives
  • Posted February 4, 2013, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • Members of the loose knit hacker collective Anonymous have published a spreadsheet that claims to contain personal information on more than 4,000 US bank executives as part of an ongoing campaign called Operation Last Resort. The group’s latest efforts are…

Weekend tech reading: Is password security inadequate today?

Weekend tech reading: Is password security inadequate today?
  • Posted November 18, 2012, 1:53 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • You have a secret that can ruin your life. It’s not a well-kept secret, either. Just a simple string of characters -- maybe six of them if you’re careless, 16 if you’re cautious -- that can reveal everything about you. Your email. Your bank account. Your address and credit card number...

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