As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

Security experts say Twitter's security systems need to be strengthened. April 24, 2013 — -- It can be said in the length of a single tweet: When a 140-character message can lead to national ...

We normally protect our online accounts using just a password. However, you’ve probably noticed of late, that when buy something online, you sometimes need to approve the transaction in your banking ...

Our present system of usernames and passwords is just not secure enough. How many of you use the same password on multiple sites? How many of you have a password that can be guessed based on one of ...

We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account. Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and ...

More and more companies are requiring multi-factor authentication internally, yet data breaches are on the rise. Is MFA still the best way to protect our online accounts? When the IBM PC was new, I ...

The idea behind 2FA is simple. You either have it enabled or you don't. You'd assume that enabled means that your account is safe. But it's only as strong as the method behind it. SMS-based codes ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has recommended that users of the popular messaging app, WhatsApp, set up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Cautious is how Joel Dearing would describe his behavior online. "I don't go, well look. Let's click," Dearing said. "I don't do that." Which is why he also uses two-factor ...

Amid the rising number of online fraud cases nationwide, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is set to revamp the current login process for National Pension System (NPS) ...