I wonder if Congress had prioritized this kind of cyber hygiene over CISA in 2015 would John Podesta have had 2FA?http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/340160-senators-introduce-cyber-hygiene-bill …
At some point, cyber hygiene will reach @ConsumerReports type usage (and they've put some energy into it of late).
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And that day can’t come soon enough. In the meantime, I recommend
#Yubikey for 2FA to anyone who asks for advice. Works on gmail and FB -
OK. But consumers are prone to lose/break things. And as long as there are workarounds, how secure is it?pic.twitter.com/KFNnhco82o
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Ira I have mine setup so that you can either use Yubikey plus PIN, or type in a 22 character pass if I don’t have key with me.
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That's great. And, in case it seemed otherwise, I am big on security. Wish I knew more. I'm just (always) concerned about usability.
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And concerned about the weak link of social engineering of the company that has your data/provides your service.
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If it makes you feel better- all google employees use these even though they have their own authentication service.
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Say I use Yubikey w/ gmail. Then malware that reads email, collect contacts, etc. gets on my computer. Am I less screwed b/c Yubikey?
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The idea is that if you use it on gmail, then you cannot log in on a new or unknown computer using just login and password. Doesnt prevent
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