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iPhone 7 Migration: Apple Trusted Device

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While moving to a new iPhone, don’t forget to make this new phone a trusted device with Apple. By doing so, whenever you’re prompted to provide a security code, your new iPhone 7 is one of the choices to receive this security challenge. If you don’t make this update, then your security challenge will most likely go to your old iPhone that you probably don’t have with you.

Go to Apple ID to manage trusted devices. Check under Account – Security and look at Trusted Devices. Verify devices as needed or remove devices that are no longer valid.

iPhone 7 Migration: Authenticator

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I should have seen this coming, but I forgot that my two-factor authentication codes might get messed up switching phones (and also upgrading to a new iOS). Sure enough, launching Google Authenticator on my iPhone 7 brought up a new, blank configuration. Luckily, all my accounts and codes are on my old iPhone so accounts are still accessible although inconvenient.

So I’ve been fixing all my two-factor authentication accounts but this time, I’m trying LastPass’ Authenticator app instead of Google Authenticator. I think this is the third time that Google Authenticator wiped out everything. I kinda understand the ramification related to security, but boy, what a hassle to resolve.

I’m hoping LastPass Authenticator remembers a bit better although I have to read up on its feature set.

Holiday Gift Guide 2014: U2F Security Key

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This is for the security conscious techie person in your life. You may have heard about the many recent online incidents dealing with stolen passwords, credit card information, and personal photos. The key take away is that the traditional password just isn’t enough to protect your online identity. This holiday season you need to better protect yourself with a second factor security key.

Yubico has released an USB security key that’s needed in addition to your password in order to access accounts such as the ubiquitous Gmail. So if your password is leaked, hacked, or guessed, the bad guy would still need your security key as the second form of authentication to access your account. In conjunction, these two walls of security will help protect yourself considerably.

And at only $18, this is a very affordable gift! Buy a FIDO U2F Security Key from Amazon.

More suggestions from the Pulpconnection Holiday Gift Guide, 2014 edition.

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Apple Security Emails

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From the celebgate disclosures, Apple tightened up its security measures and now emails you when anything changes with your account. I logged into iCloud to check something, and I received an email notifying me about this login. For iTunes, I had to update my expired credit card information, and there was an email notifying me of this update.

I wonder how far this goes?

Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit

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Got to attend the Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit for work. A bunch of State, Federal, and DoD bigwigs were in attendance though I missed seeing Governor Linda Lingle.

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Since this is a security summit and all, security was tight. The Sheriff’s Department and National Guardsmen were out in force, guard dogs were patrolling, metal detectors scanned all attendees, and there was even an explosives/chemical detector.

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Hey, wait a minute… is that Wayne’s World running the detector? Why are there red warnings on the detector’s screen?