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Google to start automatically enrolling users in two-step verification “soon”

Malwarebytes

If your account is “ appropriately configured ”, you’ll be ushered into a land of extra security measures. Questions how this will work aside, Google continues to keep plugging away at the eternally relevant password problem. Their password import feature allows people to save passwords as a CSV file , then port it into Chrome.

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How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse

Identity IQ

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), last year there was a 13% increase in reports of misuse for both new and existing accounts compared to the year prior. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection

Troy Hunt

A few people took some of the points I made in those posts as being contentious, although on reflection I suspect it was more a case of lamenting that we shouldn't be in a position where we're still dependent on passwords and people needing to understand good password management practices in order for them to work properly.

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