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2fa as an Elementary Safety Setting

The security level of online accounts, such as e-mail services or social networks, is often the only barrier that ensures protection against a potentially devastating cyber attack. However, in many cases this barrier is too weak. An analysis of the English National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) shows that 232 million accounts use the password "123456" and other, easily guessed terms, make it easy for criminals. Therefore, it is not surprising tha…
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The security level of online accounts, such as e-mail services or social networks, is often the only barrier that ensures protection against a potentially devastating cyber attack. However, in many cases this barrier is too weak. An analysis of the English National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) shows that 232 million accounts use the password "123456" and other, easily guessed terms, make it easy for criminals. Therefore, it is not surprising tha…

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b2b-cyber-security.de broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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