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Musk says Tesla two-factor authentication “embarrassingly late” but coming soon

The Verge

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday that two-factor authentication for its app is “embarrassingly late” but apparently is now on the way. Musk didn’t provide a timeline, but said on Twitter that two-factor authentication — which adds an additional step to verify a user’s identity at sign-in— is in “final validation.”.

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Google account hacks dropped by half after pushing two-step authentication by default

The Verge

That’s the top-line finding four months into Google’s initiative to enroll users in two-factor authentication by default, detailed in a blog post to coincide with Safer Internet Day on February 8th. Although the number of web services supporting two-factor authentication has grown steadily, consumer adoption still remains low.

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Google is about to turn on two-factor authentication by default for millions of users

The Verge

In May, Google announced plans to enable two-factor authentication (or two-step verification as it’s referring to the setup) by default to enable more security for many accounts. In 2018, Google said that only 10 percent of its active accounts were using two-factor authentication.

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Three API security risks in the wake of the Facebook breach

CTOvision

Facebook recently pledged to improve its security following a lawsuit that resulted from a 2018 data breach. The breach, which was left open for more than 20 months, resulted in the theft of 30 million authentication tokens and almost as much personally identifiable information.

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WAN challenges steer auto-rental firm to SASE

Network World

SASE, pronounced "sassy," blends SD-WAN's network optimization features with security capabilities such as zero-trust authentication, data loss prevention, threat detection, and encryption. Gartner estimates at least 40% of enterprises will have explicit strategies to adopt SASE by 2024, up from less than 1% at the end of 2018.

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Palm-Sized NES Clone Plays Games Perfectly Using the Same Chips Inside the Original Console

Gizmodo

First revealed way back in 2018 when the world was only slightly less out of control, the TinyNES was a miniaturized clone of the original Nintendo Entertainment System that, like the original, could play authentic NES carts, while taking up much less space in your entertainment center. Three years later, you can … Read more.

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Watch the epic first-ever virtual Space Needle light show for New Year’s celebration in Seattle

GeekWire

Real, authentic fireworks shows are pretty amazing. Morgan partnered with Maxin10sity out of Budapest, Hungary, who he worked with on another unique art and light show in Seattle in 2018, called “Borealis.” In 2018, a choreographed light show was added to shoot powerful beams of light into the night sky.