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Stop using your phone number to log in

Vox

Even things that those services might recommend as an added security measure — like text, SMS, or multi-factor authentication — can actually introduce more vulnerabilities. Enabling two-step or multi-factor authentication by default, which companies like Google and Amazon have done on some of their services, would stop these hijackings.

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Apple WWDC 2020: iOS 14, ARM Macs, hardware rumors, and what else to expect

The Verge

The company is still expected to unveil the first look at the future of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — the various suites of software that power all of Apple’s hardware. Another rumor suggests that blood oxygen tracking might be coming to watchOS 7, although, like sleep tracking, it’s unclear if that’ll depend on new hardware.

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Broadcom’s Approach Towards Delivering Customer Value

CIO Business Intelligence

We’ve enabled customers to leverage unprecedented productivity and connectivity because, in hardware, we’ve pioneered seven generations of Wi-Fi products over the last two decades and increased Wi-Fi speeds by 100 times since our first smartphone chip. He has held this position since March 2006.

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Soundbites on AI: Seattle music vets share concern and enthusiasm for how tech might impact art

GeekWire

based Immersion Networks , which uses software and hardware to “improve the human listening experience.” ” Sera Cahoone , songwriter and musician (Photo courtesy of Sera Cahoone) Sera Cahoone is a Seattle singer/songwriter who has released four albums since 2006. Sera Cahoone is not a techie.

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CloudVelocity Announces $13M Funding, New Tools for AWS.

Data Center Knowledge

“We automate five sets of critical processes and extend authentication and other network services into the cloud, making the cloud a seamless extension of the data center. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Understanding SSL Certificates

Sean Daniel

Certificates provide two purposes: Authenticating the server to the client Providing encryption between the server and the client I will cover the authenticating the server to the client in this part 1 post, and will write a part 2 post that handles the second part of encryption. ► 2006. (63). Subscribe to this feed.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to use your Home Server as an AirPrint.

Sean Daniel

Then I upgraded my rig to a win 7 machine with some new hardware and for the life of me can not get it to work. Hi Dave, My guess is you've somehow managed to add some authentication to who can print. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. ► 2006. (63). Sean Daniel.

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