Two-factor authentication should be mandatory for all of your accounts, and it's time for companies to step up

Today, Vice published a story detailing the abysmal security practices of Amazon's Ring brand of smart home security and surveillance products after a spate of compromised passwords (which have been inaccurately described as "hacked," even by The New York Times, who should know much better) led to terrifying privacy breaches for consumers across the US.

Compromised passwords are an extremely common source of account breaches, whether as part of account dumps on the dark web or through simple social engineering.

Read More

Two-factor authentication should be mandatory for all of your accounts, and it's time for companies to step up was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

from Android Police – Android news, reviews, apps, games, phones, tablets https://ift.tt/34AvK45