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Adding Security Keys to Your Authentication Toolbox

SecureWorld News

A quick intro to security keys: A security key can work in place of other forms of two-factor authentication such as receiving a code through SMS or pressing a button in an authentication app. When it came to authenticating, both keys worked just fine. Then, you enter your password and that's that.

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Today I learned the iPhone’s excellent document scanner can be controlled from a Mac

The Verge

Scan documents directly into Mail, Finder, and other Mac apps. The iPhone’s Notes app has a powerful document scanning feature built right into it, and today I learned that this scanner can be controlled directly from a paired Mac in a variety of apps. Once done, the scanned document will end up in the Mac app with a minimum of hassle.

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Windows users can now manage their iCloud Passwords

The Verge

If you sync your iCloud Passwords with Windows, Apple’s new, dedicated iCloud Passwords app is going to give you some much-needed new abilities. The app, which comes with the iCloud for Windows 12.5 Apple’s documentation explains how to manage your iCloud Passwords using the new app, but it’s relatively straightforward.

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Amazon Intended Its Army of Paid Twitter Sycophants to Be 'Authentic,' Have a 'Great Sense of Humor'

Gizmodo

Internal Amazon documents show that the company’s widely-derided Twitter “ambassadors” program was intended to be a different sort of laugh riot, according to the Intercept. Read more.

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Pandemic Planning - CIO Style

CIO Musings

Make sure you document, document, document so that the next time this comes up you are that much better prepared. Don't throw your security policies out the window, you need them now more than ever! Boil it down into a simple document for them and make them read it. make sure they are easy to follow.

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How effective data backup strategies can combat cyber threats?

Dataconomy

Backing up data involves making duplicates of information to safeguard it from loss or harm, encompassing various forms like documents, images, audio files, videos, and databases. Given their compact size compared to external hard drives, they are best suited for storing essential documents rather than entire system backups.

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IRS Using Facial Scanning

Phil Windley

Summary: The IRS will use ID.me's authentication and identity proofing service exclusively starting sometime this summer. Scott Lemon alerted me to a move by the IRS to use ID.me, and facial scanning, for authentication. is an identity proofing and authentication company that seems to be getting a lot of government contracts.