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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Victoria’s auditor-general has expressed concern over the increasing number of weaknesses in IT controls in the state's local government sector. According to a new audit, the office found more IT control weaknesses due to increased scrutiny. These weaknesses included access management, policies and procedures, logging and monitoring, backup and recovery, and change management. The auditor-general noted that poor IT controls increase the risk of unauthorised access, cyber-attacks,...
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The director for the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies within the Institute for Information Management and Communication at Japan’s Kyoto University, Toshio Okabe, issued an apology on December 28 to users of the supercomputing systems for losing approximately 77 terabytes of user data, which comprised approximately a mere 34 million files from 14 research groups. The apology follows the advisory that users had received...
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