Google’s own Titan 2FA security keys arrive for $50 a pair
Just make sure your Bluetooth Titan key's battery isn't drained, warns Google.
Just make sure your Bluetooth Titan key's battery isn't drained, warns Google.
Google has unveiled a new locked down version of Gmail that trades convenience for a lot more security.
File storage platform adds enterprise-friendly security feature
John E Dunn | 14 Aug | Read more
Expect vendors soon to introduce devices with three forms of wireless support to Fast Identity Online (FIDO) two-factor authentication.
Tim Greene | 01 Jul | Read more
With the backing of Google and Microsoft, the FIDO Alliance wants to kill passwords through biometrics like fingerprints and eye scans. Yahoo, however, is trying a different approach--one that looks a lot like the two-factor authentication we have now.
Qualcomm is hoping to take on Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor with "Sense ID," an ultrasonic scanning technology for future Snapdragon chips.
Jared Newman | 03 Mar | Read more
Vendors of mobile devices are lining up to implement an authentication scheme meant to make online transactions both simpler and more secure, known as the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) <a href="https://fidoalliance.org/specifications/download/">specification</a>, which is being released today.
Tim Greene | 10 Dec | Read more
An open industry alliance of 150 members that includes many of the world's biggest vendors -- but notably, not Apple -- released specifications Tuesday that promise to secure online communications without using passwords.
Matt Hamblen | 10 Dec | Read more
We've had enough malware campaigns and data breaches to confirm the need for better data protection online. The Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) standard is a step in the right direction, and the first compatible devices are coming out now.
Tony Bradley | 22 Oct | Read more
Google is letting users protect their accounts against password compromises by adding support for two-factor authentication based on physical USB keys.
Lucian Constantin | 22 Oct | Read more
Chipmakers want to make hardware the first layer of defense against data breaches and other attacks on tablets and smartphones.
Information and system security is a complicated business that comes down to a few very basic concepts. Issues of trust and identity are central to effective information and system security. The trouble is, we often struggle to understand what these two things mean and have an even harder time trying to prove them.
Anthony Caruana | 22 May | Read more
What ever happened to the "FIDO Alliance," that industry group that first showed up a year ago saying it was going to revolutionize e-commerce online authentication by promoting a new multi-factor authentication protocol? Turns out the revolution in security is slow in coming but they're making some progress.
Ellen Messmer | 13 Feb | Read more
Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in Web security.
Jeremy Kirk | 13 Dec | Read more
The fingerprint sensor in Apple's new iPhone 5S has the potential to enhance the security of the device, but the devil will be in the details.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Sep | Read more