Episode 5

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Published on:

4th Sep 2020

Multi-factor Authentication (Cybersecurity Essentials #2)

Multi-factor Authentication (Cybersecurity Essentials #2)

What if there was a way to keep people out of your accounts even if they did steal or hack your password? There is and it's time to get it on every account you have.

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DATA BREACHES, LEAKS, AND OTHER COMPROMISES

If you haven't looked yourself up in Have I Been Pwned https://haveibeenpwned.com/ please do it now! If your information has been compromised please change your password at any listed sites. This database is not all inclusive and there are other ways to search for your information but this is a good start.

WARGAMES (1983)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames

MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION APPS

  • Authy - https://authy.com/ - Use it just about anywhere including sites that say they're only offering Google Authenticator.



Hardware Authenticators aka Tokens

  • YubiKey - https://www.yubico.com/ - YubiKeys are very well known in the security world and have been trusted for a long time. Compared to the free apps the YubiKey options may seem very expensive. If you can afford them, they are much better than the apps. A warning, though, they can be complicated to initially set up. Once they're working, they're amazing.


  • OnlyKey - https://onlykey.io/ - OnlyKey has options are less expensive and have more features than YubiKeys. Like YubiKeys, they can be more difficult to use than MFA applications.


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Jeffrey Kaye founded mozutech after three decades of building, managing, and supporting business networks. Over the years Jeffrey has worked in many areas of tech including security, privacy, compliance, open-source intelligence, and providing security awareness training. Jeffrey is a regularly invited speaker at conferences, round tables, and other events. In demand as an educator and consultant, he loves to make technology more usable and humane.