Google Unveils Major Update to Authenticator App with Cloud Sync Option. In a major update to its Authenticator app, Google has added an account synchronisation option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) codes to the cloud. The update, which also brings a new icon to the two-factor authenticator (2FA) app, finally brings it in line with Apple's iCloud Keychain and addresses a...
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Chinese online fashion retailer, Shein, has been found to have had a bug in an older version of its Android application that periodically captured and transmitted clipboard contents to a remote server. The issue was discovered by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team in version 7.9.2 of the app, which was released on December 16, 2021. The issue has since been addressed as of May...
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Today, Google announced that it is working with ecosystem partners to strengthen the security of firmware that interacts with Android. This is part of the company's defense-in-depth strategy, which seeks to protect the platform from malicious attacks. The Android operating system runs on what is known as the application processor (AP), but it is only one of many processors on a system-on-chip (SoC). These processors are...
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One of the smartest moves you can make to protect employees, especially those working from home, is to encourage them to use a password manager. It’s one of the easiest, too. Keyword best practices pertain to complexity, change frequency and uniqueness. Each best practice is intended to mitigate known attack methods and harden your online identities to both prevent compromise and limit the damage if account...
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