Authentication

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GitHub
Now generally available: the ASP.NET Core Identity Provider for Amazon Cognito
amazon.com - Hamza Assyad
We’re pleased to announce the general availability of the ASP.NET Core Identity Provider for Amazon Cognito, which enables ASP.NET Core developers to …
Scott Raspaadded this to InfoSec & Social Engineering
Phishing
We invited professional hackers to attack us: Here's what happened
CNET - Dan Patterson
Even when you anticipate a cyberattack, email phishing remains one of the most effective methods used by hackers to access private accounts.
EONadded this to Chasing Shadows
Manchester, UK
Sacked IT guy annihilates 23 of his ex-employer’s AWS servers
sophos.com - Lisa Vaas
He was fired after four weeks, ripped off the credentials of former colleague "Speedy", and will be mulling it all over for two years in jail.
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express
Instagram
What is two-factor authentication? How to enable 2FA for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Gmail
indianexpress.com - Tech Desk
Two-Factor Authentication for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Gmail: Facebook has admitted that passwords of millions of users were stored on its …
TechRadaradded this to TechRadar
Biometrics
Pointing to the future: the next step in fraud prevention
techradar.com - By Neil Smith Internet
It’s widely known that ecommerce is booming. But what doesn’t make the headlines is the mounting impact this growth in online shopping has on …
Social Media
'Digital hygiene' urged after Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text
abs-cbn.com - Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
MANILA - A privacy official on Friday urged Filipino social media users to practice "digital hygiene" after Facebook admitted to storing passwords in …
Election Security
Pennsylvania Is Taking Election Security Seriously - Center for Democracy & Technology
cdt.org - Maurice Turner
This time last year, Pennsylvania received a horrible grade in the Center for American Progress report on Election Security in All 50 States. Over …
Think Moreadded this to News & Politics
Employment
Facebook Does it Again – Stored Hundred of Millions of Passwords in Plain Text Format
MacTrast - Chris Hauk
- Mar 21, 2019 Here’s more proof that the word “security” does not mean what Facebook thinks it means, as the social network today announced that a …
Tom Falkadded this to Cyber Security, InfoSec and Privacy
Windows 10
Researcher finds new way to sniff Windows BitLocker encryption keys
sophos.com - John E Dunn
A researcher has published a new and relatively simple way that Windows BitLocker encryption keys can be sniffed in less secure configurations as …
Law
Closing The Door Behind Your Multi-Factor Authentication Implementation
natlawreview.com - Robinson & Cole LLP
Sean LawlessJurisdiction: All FederalType of Law: Communications, Media & Internet
TJPSPadded this to Edward Snowden Articles
Security
Vulnerability in SoftNAS Cloud allows attackers to bypass authentication
TechRepublic - James Sanders
The vulnerability allows attackers to run arbitrary commands as root, which clearly undermines the security of the SoftNAS Cloud platform and data …
CNET
Comcast
AT&T and Comcast say they've hit new milestone in fight against robocalls
CNET - Marrian Zhou
The companies say their upcoming authentication system is the industry's first to verify calls between separate providers.
South Florida
New Anti-Spammer Caller ID Tech Closer to Reality
nbcmiami.com - Chris Chmura and James Jackson
Technology that could silence illegal scam and spam robocallers has passed a major test, and is now just months away from arriving on your phone. On …
Enterprise Tech
Project Management/Collaboration Tools
eweek.com - midmarket.eweek.com
If any concept defines the digital age, it’s project management and collaboration. The ability for groups to communicate and work together is …
Laptops
Change Your Password
ohio.edu - www.ohio.edu
Gather all of your devices (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.), and make sure you know how to update the email and WiFi password on each one. Power off any …
Windows Centraladded this to Windows Central
Firefox
Firefox now works with Windows Hello for web authentication
windowscentral.com - Dan Thorp-Lancaster
Microsoft and Mozilla are both working to make passwords a thing of the past, and the latest version of Firefox is a big step towards that future. …
Security
Valimail To Handle Email Authentication For Ohio
mediapost.com - Ray Schultz
Valimail has been hired to implement email authentication for the State of Ohio. Valimail will automate the creation, maintenance and monitoring for …
Fox Newsadded this to Top Stories
Microsoft
How to avoid tax scams this year
Fox News - Brooke Crothers
As tax season rolls on, scams are picking up, hurting last-minute filers. And Microsoft is offering advice to help steer clear of them. In February, there was an average of 300,000 phishing attempts per
Paul Bhuhiadded this to THE CONNECTED WORLD by Paul Bhuhi
Outsourcing
Esri Ireland’s Eamonn Doyle: ‘Big data is creating a new era for mapping’
siliconrepublic.com - John Kennedy
Eamonn Doyle is CTO of Esri Ireland, which is part of the Esri Global Network, a $1bn privately held software company with about 10,000 employees …
andyrajadded this to Hackers
IMAP
IMAP-Based Attacks Compromising Accounts at ‘Unprecedented Scale’
threatpost.com - Lindsey O'Donnell
Attackers mounting password-spraying campaigns are turning to the legacy Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to avoid multi-factor authentication …
The Quintadded this to The Quint
WhatsApp
State Bank of India Warns Customers of WhatsApp Scam
thequint.com - The Quint
State Bank of India, one of India's largest state lenders, is warning its users about a certain WhatsApp message that might trick them into sharing …
Laura Lockeadded this to TechMuse via Laura Locke
Facebook
How to protect your Facebook credentials
USA TODAY - Jefferson Graham
The Facebook and Instagram social networks went down for many hours Wednesday, and the causes were still being accessed as of press time. Still, this is a great opportunity to sit back and examine your
Associated Press
Security
Entersekt Survey: Nine in Ten Consumers Value Additional Security Measures to Verify Mobile-based Transactions
Associated Press
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 12, 2019--Entersekt today released further results from its recent survey conducted online by The Harris Poll. The mobile-first fintech provider commissioned the independent
News18.comadded this to News18 Latest News
Security
7 Things You Can Do to Make Sure All Your Mobile Banking Apps Remain Secure
news18.com - Updated:March 12, 2019, 6:30 PM IST
Banking apps still have a long way to go before 100% secure but adhering to these simple tips will go a long way to ensuring your mobile banking …
Firstpostadded this to Tech2
Phones
Vivo Apex 2019 is a unique, port-less smartphone that you cannot buy- Technology News, Firstpost
Firstpost - tech2 News Staff Mar 12, 2019 15:14:27 IST
Vivo is doing some special things with its Apex 2019 concept phone. At an event in Hong Kong, Vivo showed off this new phone, which has no ports, no …
Shane Leschasinadded this to APPLE UPROOTED
Uber
How To: Add 2-Step Verification to Uber for Stronger Overall Account Security
gadgethacks.com - Nelson Aguilar
If you've ever received an email from a sketchy address purporting to be Uber, asking you to sign in with your credentials, you might be a phishing …
Investing.com Canadaadded this to STOCK MARKETS
Security
BRIEF-Route1 Responds To Reported Citrix Hack
investing.com
March 11 (Reuters) - Route1 Inc ROI.V : * ROUTE1 RESPONDS TO REPORTED CITRIX HACK * ROUTE1 SAYS RESPONDED TO MARCH 8 REPORT FROM MULTIPLE NEWS AGENCIES …
Adam Engstadded this to TidBITS
Sierra
BBEdit 12.6.1
tidbits.com - Agen Schmitz
Maintenance release focused on bug fixes for the long-standing text editor. ($49.99 new, free update, 13.9 MB)
Kevin Wharramadded this to Malware Analysis, Exploits & Bugs
Linux
Writing a Password Protected Reverse Shell (Linux/x64)
medium.com
0x0FFB347BlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 10 Stage One: General Overview First of all, what are we trying to achieve here? Our goal is to write …
Kotaku UKadded this to Kotaku UK
Grand Theft Auto
Earn Free Money And Gold In GTA Online and Red Dead Online By Activating Two-Step Verification
kotaku.co.uk - Zack Zwiezen
Rockstar Games has announced a reward for players who activate two-step verification on their accounts. These players will earn free money in GTA …