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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. Experts warn that biometric authentication alone is not foolproof.

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Adding Security Keys to Your Authentication Toolbox

SecureWorld News

I have always known about physical security keys, also called hard tokens, but never actually used one despite my curiosity. So, I was kind of excited when I got my hands on two cool things: a YubiKey 5 and a Google Titan security key. The platforms I tested with these two security keys are Microsoft 365 (M365), Google, and Twitter.

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Two-Factor Authentication Evaluation Guide

Tech Republic Security

In this guide, you will learn how to evaluate a solution based on: Security Impact – Does the solution reduce risks, and can it provide visibility into your environment? Strategic Business Initiatives – Does the solution support cloud, mobile and BYOD initiatives? Can it fulfill compliance?

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What Is the Security of Documents and Information?

Kitaboo

If you are looking to learn more about document security systems and the challenges it poses, you’re at the right place. In this comprehensive guide, we will cover multiple aspects of document security, its features, and challenges. What Is the Security of Documents and Information? Why Is Document Security Important?

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Zoom’s mobile and desktop apps now support two-factor authentication

The Verge

Zoom is adding support for two-factor authentication (2FA) to its desktop and mobile applications, giving users the option of adding an extra layer of security to their account beyond a standard password, the company has confirmed to The Verge. 2FA codes over SMS are also now supported.

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The cyber pandemic: AI deepfakes and the future of security and identity verification

CIO Business Intelligence

Security and risk management pros have a lot keeping them up at night. The era of AI deepfakes is fully upon us, and unfortunately, today’s identity verification and security methods won’t survive. And the only way to do this is to leverage advanced security technologies such as mobile cryptography.

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Twitter now lets you set a security key as your only two-factor authentication method 

The Verge

In March, Twitter said it would soon let you use a security key as your only two-factor authentication method, and on Wednesday, it announced that feature was live on both mobile and web. Now security keys can be your one and only two-factor authentication method on mobile and web.