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• Netfix plumbs pirate sites before buying TV shows

  Making content choices based on what's popular on pirate sites makes perfect marketing sense to some media watchers

  John P. Mello | 17 Sep | Read more

• Microsoft's picture-authentication welcomed given password fatigue

  But while an alternative for consumers, picture-passwords a poor choice in enterprises because they do not work with Active Directory

  Antone Gonsalves | 06 Sep | Read more

• New York Times hack highlights weakness in registrar security

  Because registrars are the equivalent of a hacker jackpot, they have to be more vigilant about the security of their customers, experts say

  Antone Gonsalves | 29 Aug | Read more

• Critics urge end of passwords, but alternatives not ready for prime time

  FIDO Alliance is one hopeful that Google has joined, but until passwords are replaced security experts suggest using password managers

  Antone Gonsalves | 26 Jul | Read more

• BYOD breeds distrust between workers and IT

  Nearly a third of US workers distrust company software on their mobile devices

  John P. Mello | 10 Jul | Read more

• Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication

  Microsoft's next OS update offers native fingerprint reader support

  Antone Gonsalves | 05 Jun | Read more

• Google biometrics tests show there's no magic pill for passwords

  Electronic tattoos and pills that make the body itself a password would create their own unique challenges, security experts warn

  34 Plympton Street, #2 | 04 Jun | Read more

• Google's five-year plan for authentication: It's complicated

  Some of the technology has to be deployed together for maximum security, making the process complicated, said one security expert

  Antone Gonsalves | 10 May | Read more

• Lesson from the Google office hack: Do not trust third-parties

  Many Tridium Niagara systems in use today are left unpatched, and the company acknowledges there's a problem with update deployments

  Antone Gonsalves | 09 May | Read more

• Vulnerable terminal servers reflect bigger security problem

  Unsecured ports on industrial control equipment, which could let hackers gain admin access, highlights risk of older equipment on modern tech

  Antone Gonsalves | 26 Apr | Read more

• Two-factor authentication ready to roll out at Microsoft

  Greater adoption of two-factor authentication is a step in the right direction, said one security expert of Microsoft's reported move

  John P. Mello | 11 Apr | Read more

• Following breaches, experts call for two-factor authentication on Twitter

  While two-factor authentication is not a silver bullet, it is a necessary step toward better security, said one analyst

  Antone Gonsalves | 07 Mar | Read more

• 'Tis the season for tax scammers -- and now, 'long-lining' phishers

  The approach of the April 15 filing deadline for filing federal income taxes has tax scammers popping up in larger numbers online even as a new phishing trend called long-lining is starting to pick up steam.

  John P. Mello Jr. | 05 Mar | Read more

• Google flaw exposes weakness in two-factor authentication

  Google tightened its two-factor security, but Duo Security recommends it restrict more privileges of individual application-specific passwords

  Antone Gonsalves | 27 Feb | Read more

• Contest aims to boost state of password encryption

  Passwords are the most widely used security mechanism on the Web, so beefing up hashing algorithms, utilized to protect them, is important

  Antone Gonsalves | 15 Feb | Read more