News and Comment: Massive Timehop data breach exposes users’ private information
Massive Timehop data breach exposes users’ private information
Massive Timehop data breach exposes users’ private information
NEWS: New York-based firm Timehop said that the details were stolen because it didn’t use two factor authentication (2FA) on its cloud computing login. Read full article at Massive Timehop data breach exposes users’ private information
COMMENT:
“There are 21 million users of Timehop that should be furious right now for two reasons. The first is that there is absolutely no excuse for any business today not to deploy multi-factor authentication to secure access to applications as it’s both effective and inexpensive. The second is the period of time that the breach went undetected and how long it took to sever the hacker’s access. This is one more huge wake-up call for businesses to roll out MFA and take the protection of their user’s data much more seriously.”
David P. Vergara, Head of Security Product Marketing, OneSpan
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.