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Microsoft Turns On Multifactor Authentication For Office 365

To minimise the risk of breaches, Microsoft turns on multifactor authentication for the user base of Office 365

IBM researchers have developed two-factor security - based on NFC technology - for mobile transactions

Twitter dumps SMS form of two-factor for significantly more secure method

Redmond has added multifactor authentication to its Azure Cloud to make it a bit more hacker resistant

Another Web firm introduces extra protection to slow the rise of account hijacks

2FA finally introduced, but it's not the most secure kind.

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Move should lead to fewer Mat Honan-type iCloud hacks

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Recent hacker attack prompts the company to rethink its security policy

A job posting suggests Twitter is getting serious about security

Microsoft is to enhance the security of business apps on mobile devices with the acquisition of PhoneFactor

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Box says it is responding to customer requests not hack attacks

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Dropbox finally adds extra protection

McAfee spots a highly-automated fraud campaign that has managed to get around banks' two-factor authentication