Tag Archives : Authentication

Evernote has today announced that they are beefing up security of their wildly popular app, rolling out two step authentication and two other features to ensure that the user is the only person accessing your Evernote account. The updates come after Evernote was hacked few weeks ago and usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords were compromised. Two-step authentication works by getting a [...]

Apple had released a 2-step verification for Apple accounts last week on the lines of Google’s 2-step verification,and it has created an epic embarrassment for Apple, not unlike Apple Maps fiasco. The issue was reported by The Verge, who observed that a series of lock screen exploits makes it possible to reset a user’s password using only their email address and birthdate, the only protection [...]