Last week's DDoS attack on GitHub included a ransom demand embedded in the payload
Volume of data sent also upgraded to 1.7 Tbps
GitHub falls victim to largest DDoS attack ever recorded
Memcached reflection amplified sent data by factor of 50K
Using a U2F Key to Secure Your Google, Dropbox, and GitHub Accounts
Last week we discussed the basics of two-factor authentication (2FA) and we wanted to delve deeper into one of its methods that go beyond SMS and app-based authentication. The FIDO U2F keys act like secure pen drives you can use for two-factor authentication and the best part of all, they are less than $20.
