We are all talking about social distancing and how current events have completely transformed our lives. Videoconferencing is at an all-time high, with companies like Zoom showing a 90% increase in daily downloads. Along with large-scale remote work adoption, our kids are telecommuting to school; a lot of us are taking online doctor visits, and by now, most have experienced … [Read more...]
MFA Trials Can Be a Burden or a Breeze – Five Tips to Quickly Spot Differences when Evaluating Multi-factor Authentication Solutions
If you are like most IT leaders evaluating multi-factor authentication solutions, you want to test it all and feel certain that you are selecting a solution that best meets the needs of your organization. Then, you consider your immediate challenges – including staffing and skills shortages along with a growing pile of IT tasks – and thoughts quickly turn to testing efficiency. … [Read more...]
Play-Doh Hacks iPhone – Daily Security Byte EP. 224
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: … [Read more...]
Amazon 2FA – Daily Security Byte EP. 179
Great news for Black Friday shoppers who use Amazon! The well known online retailer has finally enabled free two-factor authentication (2FA) for its customers. Watch today's video to learn why I think you should turn it on, and why I think 2FA is important for all IT organizations. (Episode Runtime: 2:19) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Cryptolocker Copycat – WSWiR Episode 90
Linkedin Sues Hackers, Yahoo Spreads Malware, and PowerLocker Copies CryptoLocker What are the latest vulnerabilities, who's the most recent breach victim, and how do you protect yourself from the newest cyber attacks? Learn all this and more in WatchGuard weekly security news summary video! This week I share how ads on the European Yahoo site spread malware, I talk about how … [Read more...]
