Avoiding the use of accurate responses to verification questions may actually make them easier to guess. A recent research examination conducted by Google has revealed that a common tactic used for mobile security by individuals who don’t want to provide real answers to verification questions could potentially be making it easier for cybercriminals to guess their way into accounts. Some of the easiest fake answers that are out there include “I don’t know” and “I don’t have one”. The research examined the difficulty level in guessing the mobile security answers…
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Google uses QR codes to let smartphone users log into their Gmail accounts more securely
Google has launched a brand new method of logging onto a Gmail account from a public terminal that uses a QR code scanned by a smartphone in order to be able to do so more securely than entering a password into the computer. The technique is comparable to the way that a device was set up by Google for a two-step authentication process, which has been available since 2011. This two-step login method once required the use of a unique short code that was generated by the mobile device, as…
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