How do we protect sensitive information from prying eyes on our computers and networks? The simple answer is to deploy controls to monitor and restrict the transfer or viewing of sensitive data on those shared resources.
With Twitter’s recent move to “push” and public-key cryptography, we and many others were glad to see them move away from SMS-only 2 factor authentication. Not only did they add better security, but they are also providing their users with a much more appealing experience.
Earlier this year, we wrote about how any Google Application Specific Password (ASP) could be used to bypass 2-Step Verification. Although Google issued a fix to prevent account compromise, your ASPs can still be used to do almost anything else with your Google account.
> In the world of security assessments, penetration testing often stands out as "the service I need to have done" when businesses are desiring to seek out a third-party evaluation of their security posture. However, there can be a large gap between the reality of penetration testing versus what a company actually needs to have done.
Just like real fishing, criminals engaged in phishing dangle tempting bait in front of users in the hope that they can lure them into revealing their login credentials. If you have an email account, you’ve received at least one real looking email, seemingly from a financial institution like a bank or Paypal, asking you to provide your user name, password, or social security number.