I got an email from Chase this morning that my password there was compromised, but I don’t see any current news about it. They did have a data breach in 2014, but I’ve changed my password at least once since then. Going directly to the […]
Tag: Multi-Factor Authentication
Security Keys
One of the newer options for multi-factor authentication is using a security key, like the YubiKeys in the picture for this post. While not widely supported yet, many of the big tech companies – Google, Facebook and Dropbox, to list a few examples – do […]
Your Disney+ Account Was Not Hacked
There has been a lot of inaccurate information about Disney+ accounts getting hacked. Some of it was early reporting (before Disney had responded and before much was known about what was happening) and some of it is just lazy reporting. It is pretty clear now, […]
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Password rules suck (or worse). But what is the solution? Two-factor (or multi-factor) authentication. In other words, combining something you know (your password) with something you have (phone, 2FA key, biometrics, etc.). A common way a lot of sites do this is sending a text […]