Talos Takes Ep. #45: SMS authentication is still around, but that doesn't mean it's a good option
Summary: In this episode of Talos Takes, Wendy Nather from Cisco Secure Duo discusses why SMS authentication persists even though it should probably be phased out, covering alternatives to SMS for multi-factor authentication and the dangers of SIM-jacking attacks. The episode also looks back on 10 years of Talos through interviews with its leaders and revisits major cybersecurity incidents that shaped the group.
What's compelling: Major companies, organizations and government agencies still rely on SMS to verify users' identities, which keeps SIM-jacking a live risk for any login that depends on a text message.
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