The Pros and Cons of Different Two-Factor Authentication Types and Methods
Along with the first digital devices rose a need to ensure the security of stored data and to differentiate access to various functions. A variety of methods for unambiguous authentication of users on which security is based are called authentication factors. These include codes, logins, passwords, certificates, hardware keys, and so on. The whole set of authentication factors can be divided into three groups: Factors of knowledge...
Do we need multi-factor authentication in social networks?
No one tries to contradict that multi-factor authentication is very important for corporate and personal accounts – especially those relating to financial assets turnover. But for many users, strong authentication in social networks seems an excessive caution. Usually, people use social networks for entertainment, socializing with friends, and following the news. The majority of social networks profiles have no relation to money...
Dutch Scientists: SMS Verification Is Vulnerable
Computer security experts in their confrontation with the hackers are always trying to work ahead of the curve: to model and foresee probable “loopholes” in the data protection systems of different services and operating systems. In recent years, special attention has been paid to the mobile operating systems as more and more people use smartphones to enter their accounts or use them as 2-step verification means. Most...
The Evolution of Two-Step Authentication
With the advent of computer technologies in everyday life, the protection of data transmitted and stored in the network has become a necessity. Along with the hardware and software components, the data protection systems must include authentication tools that can prevent unauthorized access to the accounts. At first, the usual reusable passwords seemed a quite sufficient protection means. But, it soon became clear that this way of...
Two-Factor Authentication in Cloud Security
Today, cloud services are incredibly popular both among users who store their personal data there and among the companies that use cloud services for a successful business. We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the cloud, as a means to store the employees’ personal data and the necessary corporate information, which is available to an employee at any time and at any place. But we shouldn’t forget about cloud security...