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Play-Doh Hacks iPhone – Daily Security Byte EP. 224

February 28, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Some say passwords are dead, and offer solutions like biometrics to solve our authentication problems. However, if children’s Play-Doh can defeat fingerprint readers, are biometrics really that much better? Watch Friday’s episode to learn more about a new iPhone fingerprint reader hack, and why I think multi-factor authentication is the real solution.

(Episode Runtime: 2:18)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE2pCXnoK3A

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • iPhone fingerprint reader defeated by Play-Doh  – CNBC
  • Fooling the iPhone fingerprint reader with kids clay – TechRadar
  • TechRadar’s video covering the iPhone Play-Doh hack – YouTube

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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