Web User - UK (2019-11-27)

Protecting youronlineaccounts doesn’t have

to be fiddlyand confusing. WayneWilliams

explains how you can ensure all yourdata

remainssafe byinvestinginaYubiKey

COVER

FEAT

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A

sweexplainedinlast issue’s

coverfeature,‘Stop leaking

youridentity’, protecting

your online accountsagainstevery

securitybreachis nigh onimpossible,

andyourpasswordsmayalreadyhave

beenstolenwithoutyourealising.

Withphishingandkeyloggingscams

toworryabout, too,it’s worthadding

asecondlineofprotectiontoensure

thatyourdatacan’tbeaccessed –

evenifyourpasswordsareleaked.

Two-factorauthentication(2FA)

providesareliabledefence,butits

systemofsendingaverificationcode

toyourphoneoremail addresscan

provetiresome,

whichiswhy

YubiKeysare

becoming increa

popular. In this f

werevealthebenefitso

buying oneofthesetiny

USBsticks,examinetheoptions

availableandexplainhowtouse

onetoprotectall your files,accounts

anddevices.

If youdon’t fancyputting a

YubiKeyonyourChristmaslist this

year,wealsoshowyou howtocreate

yourveryownUSBsecuritykey–for

free.

SecureAnything

WithaUSBStick

vesting in a YubiKey

asingly

feature,

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options

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