Analysis: Cyber pros have questions about paid security features at Twitter and Meta
Twitter’s announcement comes amid a push by federal cybersecurity officials for tech companies to offer security to customers from the start.Eric Goldstein
, her agency’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, making their biggest plea to date about putting security features in the base product rather than charging extra for them. “Secure-by-default products have strong security features — akin to seat belts and air bags — at the time of purchase, without additional costs. Strong security should be a standard feature of virtually every technology product, particularly those that underpin critical infrastructure such as energy, water, transportation, communications, and emergency services,” the pair wrote.
So yeah, I'll admit I wasn’t super psyched to read about this change, but I was excited to see more talk about MFA. So, let’s keep it going & get as many users on MFA as possible--using an authenticator app or a security key. Start today & help your friends!One of the most thorough breakdowns of the security worries triggered by the Twitter and Meta moves came fromThis Twitter 2FA change is nerve-racking because:
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