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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google’s new Titan security keys are ready for a world without passwords  The Verge Source link

When Google launched its flagship Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones last year, the company touted its Tensor “system on a chip” and dedicated Titan M2 security chip as being designed to underpin a new generation of security and privacy features. Now, as it releases Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, the company said on Tuesday that it is building on that foundation with the new Tensor G2 processor, expanded independent security certifications for Titan M2, and software features like an upcoming built-in… Source link

The USB-C/NFC Titan Security Key is the latest version of Google’s hardware security key, designed to keep the bad guys from taking over your online accounts. With an attractive design and price—at just $35—the Titan Key is an obvious choice for newcomers to multi-factor authentication (MFA). With both USB-C and NFC, you can be confident that it will work with just about all the devices you already have. Unfortunately, the Titan’s reliance on a slightly older technology means that it… Source link

Billionaire investor Charlie Munger reiterated his confidence in Costco (COST) even after the stock’s record run-up. “I’ve always believed that nothing was worth an infinite price. So even an admirable place like Costco could get to a price where you would say that’s too high,” Munger said during The Daily Journal’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. “But I would argue that, if I were investing money for some sovereign wealth fund or some pension fund, and I had a 30-, 40-, 50-year time… Source link

Google announced updates to its Titan security key lineup on Monday, simplifying it by removing a product and bringing NFC to all its keys. The company will now offer two options: one has a USB-A connector, one has USB-C, and both have NFC for connecting to “most mobile devices.” The USB-A key will cost $30, and the USB-C key will cost $35 when they go on sale on August 10th. One of the biggest changes in Google’s new lineup is an updated USB-C key, which has added NFC support.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Amazon (AMZN) is getting a new CEO, and he’s the same executive who turned the e-commerce giant into a cloud computing juggernaut. Andy Jassy, the head of Amazon’s Amazon Web Services (AWS), will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO in the third quarter. The change means… Source link

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the easiest ways to combat spear phishing and account take over, but it’s not perfect. In a report published this week, security researchers from NinjaLab successfully cloned a Google Titan security key and exposed a vulnerability affecting the NXP P5x cryptographic chipset used by numerous other security keys. Launched in 2018, Google’s Titan security key is a MFA hardware device used to physically verify the identity of the user. The… Source link