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Authenticated brand logos in Gmail will roll out over the coming weeks

The Verge

Authenticated brand logos in Gmail, a security feature that was first announced last July , will be rolling out over the coming weeks, Google announced on Monday. The feature is enabled by the Brand Indicators for Message Identification ( BIMI ) standard, which Google joined the working group for in 2019.

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Google will soon switch on two-factor authentication by default

The Verge

Google is about to take a pretty significant step that will help keep user accounts more secure: it’s going to enroll people in two-factor authentication by default. Back in 2019, Google also added the option for Android smartphones to serve as a security key, and this has since been extended to iPhones.

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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. Being able to use a security key as one of your two-factor authentication methods isn’t new, but now you can make it the only one, if you want to.

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Google redesigns its emoji to be more universal and authentic

The Verge

Google is tweaking 992 of its emoji designs to make them more “universal, accessible, and authentic,” the company announced today. It’s not unusual for companies to redesign their emoji like this, either to correct inaccuracies or reflect changing cultural assumptions about how they’re used. Image: Google. Image: Google.

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Four of the Biggest Financial Data Breaches of 2019

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Four of the Biggest Financial Data Breaches of 2019 - Information Technology Blog. Perhaps not surprisingly, banks, insurance companies, and other financial-service firms are 300 times more likely to suffer from a cyber-attack than other industries. The First American Financial Corp.

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Microsoft adds resiliency, redundancy, security to Windows Server 2019

Network World

With Windows Server 2019, Microsoft is adding resiliency and redundancy enhancements to the Shielded Virtual Machines security controls it introduced with Windows Server 2016. Now Shielded VM enhancements in Window Server 2019 provide real-time failback configurations and host- and policy-based security improvements.

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Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to be integrated on the same devices for the first time

GeekWire

Alexa and Google Assistant will be available simultaneously on Harman’s new JBL Authentics 200, 300, and 500 smart speakers. The combination will debut with the release of Harman’s new JBL Authentics 200, 300, and 500 smart speakers in September. The company founded the Voice Interoperability Initiative in 2019.

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