- Mobile OS
- By Marius Nestor
- June 21st, 2018
Google Will Make Biometric Authentication Mechanisms in Android P More Secure
Android P to offer users better biometric security, privacy
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 26th, 2016
Facebook Bug Allowed Attackers to Take Over Accounts on Other Sites
Bitdefender finds an issue with Facebook's account registration process and its Social Login system
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 25th, 2015
Australian Government Tells Users to Turn Off Two-Factor Authentication
Australian government had good intentions, gave bad advice
- Google News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 22nd, 2015
Google Testing New Phone-Based Login System That Doesn't Rely on Passwords
Google experiments with new authentication system
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 31st, 2015
Survey Finds People Hate Passwords, Go Figure
84% of users are open to the idea of eliminating passwords
- Google News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 29th, 2015
Google Simplifies User Authentication with the New Identity Platform
Google offers developers three new tools for more secure password handling and user authentication procedures
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 6th, 2015
Researchers Explore the Feasibility of Activity-Based Passwords
Security questions are created based on personal activity
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 17th, 2015
Windows 10 Could Kill the Password, Let You Log In with Eye Scans
Microsoft's next OS will support FIDO 2.0
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- December 23rd, 2014
83 Million JPMorgan Chase Customers Affected by Breach Due to Lack of Two-Factor Authentication
Investigation started to determine cause of oversight
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 9th, 2014
Flaw in PayPal Authentication Process Allows Access to Blocked Accounts
Vulnerability has been reported in March, 2013
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 13th, 2014
BlackBerry Z10 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Fixed
Cybercriminal could gain access to sensitive files
- Wearable Tech Blog
- By Alexandra Arici
- June 10th, 2014
Docomo Puts SIMs into Wearables to Turn Them into Authentication Devices
Japanese carrier Docomo looks at wearable devices in a different way
- Laptops & Tablets
- By Alexandra Arici
- April 18th, 2014
Future Chromebooks Could Be Automatically Unlocked When Your Smartphone Is Near-By
Easy Unlock is a new feat that allows your phone to unlock your devices
- Daily gadget
- By Alexandra Arici
- March 25th, 2014
Nymi Authentication Wristband Wants to Eliminate the Need for Passwords
Unlike your usual fitness-centric bands, the Nymi brings something special to the table
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 3rd, 2013
Nymi Uses Your Heartbeat as a Password
The device makes it possible to authenticate yourself with little hassle
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 28th, 2013
Researcher Claims to Have Found API Authentication Flaw in Tesla Electric Cars
Hackers can honk the horn, track the car's location, and control various other functions
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 19th, 2013
71% of US Consumers Would Consider Switching Banks After Becoming Fraud Victims
Entersekt offers an alternative to the classic OTP authentication systems