Two-Step & Two-Factor Authentication: What's The Difference?

Two-Step & Two-Factor Authentication: What's The Difference?

When it comes to authentication, there's a lot of confusion between two-step authentication (2Step) and two-factor authentication (2FA). As a result people frequently use them interchangeably.

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Fresh off GDPR, California's New Consumer Privacy Law Raises the Bar

Personal data theft is a pandemic, a factor that drove the EU to shift control of personal data away from international businesses into the hands of its own citizens. Toward that end, this past May it enacted GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

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US Adults Don't Know Cybersecurity Career Options

New survey finds adults not familiar with 11 different cybersecurity job titles

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IBM Study: Cost of a Data Breach Reaches $350 Million

An IBM Security study found that the average cost of a data breach globally is $3.86 million, a 6.4 percent increase from the 2017 report. This year for the first time, the 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study also calculated the costs associated with "mega breaches", projecting that these breaches cost companies between $40 million and $350 million respectively.

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This Former Hacker Now Helps The Times Stay Safe Online

Runa Sandvik believes information security can fit into reporters' lives seamlessly and conveniently.

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