As promised last issue, I’m re-printing a glossary of strong/second factor authentication methods that TriCipher provided me along with the results of its sponsored survey on people’s perceptions of ...

Step-by-step guide to setting up two-factor authentication on Google, Apple, Microsoft, and social platforms for stronger account security.

The News of the World phone-hacking scandal has some banks doubting the methods they use to verify that callers are who they claim to be. Many banks vet callers by looking at the number that shows up ...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The majority of call centers are seeing year-over-year increases in fraud activity, according to the 2022 Omnichannel Authentication Survey from Neustar, a TransUnion ...

Voice authentication seemed convenient—until AI made it a security disaster. What was already a flawed security method has become dangerously unreliable, and most people don't realize how vulnerable ...

You've no doubt heard about two-factor authentication at some point in the relatively recent past, but if you're like many consumers, there's a good chance you haven't actually used it yet. If that's ...

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Facebook users who want extra account security but don’t want to share their phone number with the company can now lock down their accounts with alternative two-factor authentication methods like code ...

July 10, 2012 – PhoneFactor, the leading provider of phone-based multi-factor authentication, today announces the addition of an OATH passcode option to its suite of phone-based authentication methods ...

It's just not safe.