As you may already know, I am a huge believer in two-factor authentication. You should keep in mind that two-factor authentication is not the absolute answer to Internet security problems. It is critical that you keep your computer patched with current antivirus software and that you browse and use email with care.
I won't get too much into the technology other than to say i...
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It’s 2009, do you know where your data is?
In this post I want to talk a little about our data. By our data I mean any information that is unique to us: files we've created that can contain personal or important information that we may want to keep private and/or that we want to have backed up. Examples include your email files, your photos, tax files, resume, letters, school papers, even your MP3 files.
One of th...
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PayPal and two-factor authentication
I've been a huge proponent of two-factor (something you know and something you have/are) authentication for several years now. I understand that nothing is 100% secure, but I haven't seen anything better come along.
I'd like to see more services provide this type of authentication option. PayPal has a feature called Security Key that allows you to add two-factor authenticat...
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