In just two weeks, the ban on SMS two-factor authentication for non-subscribers on Twitter will go into effect, a move blasted by the majority of the security community.

While Twitter CEO Elon Musk has defended the move as a way to protect user security, most leaders aren’t buying it.

“Just from a purely pragmatic standpoint, this is basically stripping away the lowest threshold of 2FA out there without any sort of viable or easy replacement,” Andrew Shikiar, executive director of the FIDO Alliance, told SC Media.


More

Business Reporter: Addressing the bias issue in biometrics

Bias in biometric identity systems still exists, but it is manageable, argues Andrew Shikiar at…

Read More →

Biometric Update: Passkeys build momentum, enabling access to 15 billion online accounts

FIDO passkey adoption doubles in 2024 as major firms opt for passwordless log-in Passkeys are…

Read More →

Podcast: The Password Problem

In this episode of the Trust Issues podcast, host David Puner sits down with Andrew Shikiar,…

Read More →


123255 Next