Beef Up Your Security
Leaks and hacks we’ve read about in recent years make it clear that passwords alone aren’t enough to protect your online bank account or social media accounts. Two-factor authentication (2FA or MFA, for
multifactor authentication) adds another layer of protection, and PCMag writers frequently exhort our audience to use it. Authenticator apps, such as Authy, Google Authenticator, or Microsoft Authenticator, enable one of the more-secure forms of 2FA.
What Is Two-Factor Authentication?
As the name implies, it s simply using more than just a password to get into your online account or app adding another
Des Moines woman disconnected from memories after hacker steals Facebook account
Sandi Tollari used Facebook to document her family members lives for a decade. Now, she s lost it all. Author: Eva Andersen Updated: 10:18 PM CDT April 19, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa Many of us share our lives on social media apps like Facebook, posting photos and fun memories so friends and family can celebrate our joys from miles away. Rarely do we think of how quickly we can lose those memories, as was the case for Des Moines resident Sandi Tollari.
“[Facebook is] my personal archive of the last ten-plus years of my life,” said Tollari. “I’ve documented my family, our vacations, our trips.I’ve recorded the funny precious things my kids have said along the way.”
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Three financial services regulators in the country have sanctioned 10 of the nation’s lenders to the tune of N2.5bn for committing various market infractions, findings by
Sunday PUNCH have shown.
Specifically, the Central Bank of Nigeria, Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria have sanctioned Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, FBN Holdings Plc, FCMB Group and five others for diverse market infractions.
The financial violations range from non-compliance with anti-money laundering procedures, non-compliance with ATM installation procedures, the opening of foreign branches without regulatory approval, and improper handling of customers’ accounts, among others.
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Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn is making her way to Fortnite, and players will have a chance to get their hands on the skin for free, if they have the skills.
Beginning April 15, 2021, items from Horizon Zero Dawn will arrive in Fortnite, including the Aloy Outfit which includes her Blaze Canister Back Bling, Aloy’s Spear Pickaxe, Glinthawk Glider, Shield-Weaver Wrap, the Heart-rizon Emote, and Aloy the Skywatcher Loading Screen (bundle only). Anyone that owns the Aloy Outfit and plays Fortnite on their PlayStation 5 will unlock the Ice Hunter Aloy Style!
How to get Aloy for free
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
One year after COVID caused companies to send droves of employees home to work remotely, how well did those employees do at protecting their clients’ and their company’s confidential information and what can they do better as they continue to work from home?
Increased Exposure Due to Remote Workers
As employees transitioned to the work-from-home environment, the consensus was that the number of data breaches would potentially increase. The expectation was that having a dispersed workforce would create vulnerabilities that would not be present in an office environment. For example, instead of operating on the secured office network, people would have to access the network remotely from their less secure home Wi-fi networks. Employees’ attention was also split between work and family tasks and the employees could no longer walk down the hall to ask the IT department for help.