Phillip Moyer has been using Android since its biggest selling points were Flash support and sliding physical keyboards, and has been using Chromebooks ever since Chromium OS was first published as an ...

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The age of automated authentication through biometric scanning is almost here. Yet even in this time of Apple’s Face ID, Windows 10’s Hello, and the up-and-coming FIDO2 specification, passwords are ...

IEEE 802.1X is a standard that defines how to provide authentication for devices that connect with other devices on local area networks (LANs). It provides a mechanism by which network switches and ...

Protecting an account with just a username and password is not very smart. Both can be stolen, guessed, or cracked too easily. This is why two-factor authentication (2FA) is recommended for all ...

Your Facebook account is a rich target for cyber criminals. You certainly don't want a random hacker posting in your name if they manage to take over your account, which also contains personal ...

When it comes to protecting your accounts, the general consensus is to use two-factor authentication, which traditionally uses a unique six-digit code that gets ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Using 2FA to protect your accounts is a lot safer than using just passwords, especially if you use a separate ...

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Two-factor authentication is a security measure that makes you pass two security tests before gaining access to your account or device. As hackers and hacking systems become more advanced, experts say ...