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| | | Google’s 2FA Titan Security Keys Are Now Available on the Google Store | | 9to5Google | There is a whole ecosystem of 2FA keys, but Google created its own after hearing from enterprise Cloud customers that wanted a first-party solution. Google’s Titan Security Key features custom firmware on the secure element that verifies the physical integrity of the device. The Titan Security Key Bundle contains two devices: a teardrop-shaped fob that’s meant to be carried by users at all times, and a second device that's key-shaped and features USB-A, as well as the currently inactive NFC for Android. The Titan Security Key Bundle costs $50 and is available today on the U.S. Google Store with more regions coming soon. | | You'll Be Able to Log into Windows Using Your Google Account (Eventually) | | Android Police | Windows 10 includes a variety of methods, referred to as 'Credential Providers,' for logging into user accounts. This includes passwords, Windows Hello (fingerprint/face recognition), and PINs. Microsoft also allows third-party apps to create their own credential providers, and it looks like a future Chrome update will do exactly that. | | Passport Numbers Exposed in Air Canada Data Breach | | Dark Reading | Air Canada has alerted users of its mobile app of a data breach that exposed personal information – including stored passport numbers – of some 20,000 users. The airline said after noticing "unusual login behavior" on the Mobile+ app from Aug. 22 to 24, it blocked that traffic and locked all Air Canada mobile app accounts. Customers now must reactivate their accounts on the app, which is back up and running. | | Cisco Meraki Amps Up Throughput, Wi-Fi to SD-WAN Family | | Network World | Getting wide-area network links up and securely running quickly with minimal IT irritation has always been Cisco Meraki’s strong suit. Equipping customers tasked with securely supporting more cloud applications and mobile devices with ever more throughput and the latest connectivity options are the chief goals behind a raft of new model additions to Cisco Meraki’s MX and Z branch-office security appliances. |
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| | | Life on the Internet Is Hard When Your Last Name is 'Butts' | | Motherboard | Natalie Weiner, a writer for SB Nation, posted a photo on Twitter of a rejected attempt to create an account on MaxPreps, a website dedicated to high school sports. The reason her account was rejected, according to the site, was because “offensive language discovered in the last name field.” “I get this a lot, surprisingly,” said Kyle Medick. James Butts “knows these problems." These sorts of false positives have been an issue for spam filters pretty much since the beginning of the internet and were so widespread that computer scientists have even christened the issue. They call it the “Scunthrope problem.” |
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| | | Easily Add Buttons to Improve Links in New Google Sites | | G Suite Updates | Google is making it easy to add buttons to the new Google Sites. These are clickable graphics which link to other content within your site or at an external URL. Users often click on buttons more frequently than they click on in-line hyperlinks, so they are a good way to guide people to important content. |
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