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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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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

Some of the winners at the 2021 GeekWire Awards during their virtual acceptance speeches on Thursday. But Thursday proved to be an inspiring day, as the 2021 GeekWire Awards returned to honor some of the leading innovators and entrepreneurs who make up the Pacific Northwest tech community. GeekWire video screen grabs). Winner: Auth0.

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White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt ‘zero trust’ in new memo

The Verge

The strategy outlines the administration’s vision for moving government agencies towards a “zero trust” architecture — a cybersecurity model where users and devices are only given permissions to access network resources necessary for the task at hand and are authenticated on a case-by-case basis.

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Lessons from 2020, and What to Expect in 2021: An Evolutionary Time in Cyber and Privacy

SecureWorld News

But, as we head into the final month of 2020, and look forward to hopefully a calmer and safer 2021, it is a good opportunity to take stock of where things stand, and what we can expect around the corner. In March, there was a massive scramble to purchase hardware and software that would allow employees to easily work from home.

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The best features of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that Apple didn’t announce onstage

The Verge

It looks like iOS 15 is dramatically beefing up the print panel — finally pic.twitter.com/uXaflPoMPe — Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) June 7, 2021. There’s a redesigned software Apple TV remote , which looks more like the new hardware version. Wilson_boi_101) June 7, 2021. macOS Monterey. macOS Monterey.

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YouTube TV warns subscribers it could lose Disney’s channels later this week

The Verge

ESPN3 (by authentication to the ESPN app). For live updates: [link] — YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) December 13, 2021. These have affected both the company’s deals to offer streaming content from other companies, as well as its agreements with hardware providers to host YouTube’s apps. ABC News Live. Disney Channel. Disney Junior.

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Technology Short Take 136

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take #136, the first Short Take of 2021! Servers/Hardware. The popular open source cryptography library known as Bouncy Castle has uncovered a severe authentication bypass vulnerability. Want to enable logging in every AWS service that exists (as of 2021)? Networking.

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