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Google Issues High-Risk Security Patch for 3.5 Billion Chrome Users

Google Issues High-Risk Security Patch for 3.5 Billion Chrome Users – techrepublic.com
Time to hit that ‘Relaunch’ button.
Google has officially rolled out a significant security update for its Chrome browser, targeting eight high-risk vulnerabilities that affect its massive global user base of approximately 3.5 billion people. While the tech giant confirms these aren’t zero-day threats, the “High” severity rating means you shouldn’t leave your browser’s safety to chance.

Master password entropy: Tips for stronger passwords

Master password entropy: Tips for stronger passwords – expressvpn.com

Passwords remain one of the most common ways to protect online accounts, yet not all of them offer the same level of security. Entropy is one way to describe password unpredictability, especially for randomly generated passwords, and understanding it can help explain why some passwords are harder to guess than others.

Your accounts aren’t as safe as you think: The danger of SMS 2FA

Your accounts aren’t as safe as you think: The danger of SMS 2FA – howtogeek.com
Two-factor authentication is a popular way to add another security measure to an online account. Unfortunately, an alarming number of services, applications, and websites still use SMS authentication for 2FA, which is one of the most insecure approaches around. If you can avoid using it, you should.

Proton Authenticator Tutorial: How to Secure Your 2FA Codes

Proton Authenticator Tutorial: How to Secure Your 2FA Codes & Never Get Locked Out of Your Account – youtube.com · Proton Guides & Updates
In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll show you how to set up Proton Authenticator, the open-source 2FA app that gives you:
Take 15 minutes to set this up now and save yourself days (or weeks) of account recovery later.

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