Here’s a double dose of good news for those who value their personal device security.

The underlying principle is based on the FIDO — Fast IDentity Online — standard that aims to solve the problem of over-reliance on passwords.

Which brings us to the second piece of good news: Apple is the latest company to join the FIDO Alliance, the open industry association that oversees the FIDO standard and already counts Google, Amazon, ARM, and Intel as some of its members.That’s not all though.

We are all aware that SMSes can be hijacked or intercepted, and Apple is aware of that risk.

The solution attempts to reduce the chances of phishing by standardizing the format of such 2FA messages:.

As it stands, these SMSes come in a variety of text formats.

Even if, let’s assume, all companies come aboard for this, there’s a major red flag — SMS text verification is an inherently insecure idea, period.

That Apple is pushing for this standard is baffling to the say the least.

Hopefully, now that Apple has joined the FIDO Alliance, we can soon start taking a step forward in putting passwords to rest.

Now, onto more security news.

IC3 received 467,361 complaints, an average of nearly 1,300 every day?

“The most frequently reported complaints were phishing and similar ploys, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion!

Takeaway: With phishing, smishing (SMS phishing) and pharming (redirecting users to bogus websites) being the most common entry points for cybercrime, it’s crucial that you double-check everything you receive, whether it’s emails or SMSes

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