Chapter 14: Cybersecurity and Confidential Computing Architectures
Exercise 1
Where supported, set up two-factor authentication for all your internet-accessible accounts containing data that you care about. This includes bank accounts, email accounts, social media, code repositories (if you are a software developer), medical services, and anything else you value. Ensure at all stages that you are using only information and software applications from trusted sources.
Answer
A comprehensive list of websites and their support (or non-support) for two-factor authentication is available at 2FA Directory (https://2fa.directory/). 2FA is an abbreviation for two-factor authentication.
The most common method for implementing two-factor authentication is for the site to send an SMS text containing a code to the phone number associated with the account after the user enters a valid username and password.
The code is often a 6-digit number that the user must provide to the...