An introductory chat about the weather and last night's TV may soon be enough to get you through your bank's telephone security system, with Barclays successfully testing a voice recognition tool that authenticates users by analysing their speech patterns. Read More >>
Wired is reporting that Twitter has a two-step verification system currently undergoing internal testing that Twitter hopes to roll out to its users "shortly". A two-step verification system would help prevent Twitter hacks from happening, like what happened last night with the @AP. Read More >>
Microsoft enabled two-factor authentication this morning. That's awesome, because two-factor authentication is a simple, cheap method of making yourself virtually hack-proof on the internet. And not enough people use it. Read More >>
If you're particularly paranoid about someone peeping your computer's password while working in a public place, Japanese researchers have come up with a clever solution to the problem. Instead of using your laptop's keyboard, you use an on-screen pin pad to type your password. But the cursor movement is completely obfuscated by a swarm of other randomly moving cursors. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mil:
"Yes, this is a good system. However, I'd never use a public computer to enter a password for any financial or really critical website." More »
Evernote was forced to reset passwords for all its users over the weekend after noticing something fishy. Now, the company says it will adopt two-factor authentication to prevent further mishaps. Finally! Read More >>
If you go to log in to Evernote, you may find that you'll have to reset your password. Why? Well according to a post on the official Evernote blog, they were hacked, and while no personal information was snatched, emails, usernames, and passwords were. But luckily, those passwords were encrypted, but better safe than sorry. Read More >>
Featured comment by Longfellow:
"Same here, I realised what was happening when my desktop client wouldn't sync, again saying the password was wrong, and I tried logging into evernote...." More »
The coast is clear now, but for a while there, Google's two-step verification system wasn't keeping you as safe as you thought. In fact, it was providing an avenue for folks to get in. App-specific passwords were propping your door open. Read More >>
Featured comment by EtherealKid:
""full-proof"
I did wonder about app-specific passwords when it claimed that anyone with one could access any part of my account. Glad it's sorte..." More »
If you use a Jambox, now might be a real good time to change your MyTalk password: Jawbone's servers have been hacked, and a swathe of users have had their details swiped. Read More >>
Is the traditional password on death's door? I only ask because we've seen a few moves where companies are looking beyond the alphanumeric, like Google considering a USB/NFC piece of jewellery (like a ring) which could grant access to its services. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"Yeah, or what if your friend steals your phone, and actually recognises the displayed contact's photo, as it's a mutual friend or something? Doesn't s..." More »
Twitter has been hacked. If you have a Twitter account (and who doesn't these days), it's probably a good idea to make sure everything is in order and/or reset your password with something strong. Twitter says that approximately 250,000 users may have been affected by the hack, with the hackers gaining access to usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted version of passwords. Not good. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jon D:
"Nah I wasn't having a go. To be fair, it was a password I've used on other sites, so I had to go around changing a few of them anyway in case they man..." More »
Right now, Mega, the zombie file-sharing service currently only useful for people with infinite patience and/or dial up Internet, doesn't offer any sort of password reset or recovery system. If you forget your Mega password, you're shit out of luck. That's because the password you use is the master key in decrypting the files you uploaded. You cannot lose that password. For now. Read More >>
Passwords are long and complicated and hard to remember. And that's only if they're good passwords. No matter how you slice it, passwords are annoying and on top of that, they're not even all that secure. Google knows that all too well, and it's pushing for the next big thing. A ring maybe. Like, for your finger. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mil:
"I just use Lastpass. Works really well and I never have to remember a passwords even though they are a random combination of upper, lower, numbers and..." More »
We all know that one of the biggest parts of keeping your accounts secure is not only using strong passwords, but also changing them frequently. But who really does that? How old are the passwords you've got in rotation? Is there one in particular that sticks out as ancient? One to pass on to the grandkids? Read More >>
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