Topic: [ANN] Boost your account security thanks to Mt.Gox's new Security Center!!! - page 2. (Read 2719 times)
June 05, 2012, 08:42:02 AM
Hey it's about time this happened. I hope everyone starts using it, although I kind of doubt that they will.
June 04, 2012, 11:44:54 PM
I think the word should be epidemic.
June 04, 2012, 11:24:57 PM
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With this new feature we have the opportunity to put an end to the phishing and hacking endemic which has plagued Bitcoin since its inception.
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With this new feature we have the opportunity to put an end to the phishing and hacking endemic which has plagued Bitcoin since its inception.
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'endemic' is usually used as an adjective to mean 'restricted or peculiar to a locality or region '
Unless you specifically mean to imply that phishing and hacking are phenomena which are peculiar to the Bitcoin ecosystem, this is an unfortunate wording.
Heck.. it's unfortunate even if you do mean that.
June 04, 2012, 10:49:29 PM
https://mtgox.com/press_release_20120605.html
TOKYO - JAPAN - June 5, 2012 - In our continuous effort to secure our users' Mt.Gox experience we are proud to announce our new Security Center where from one page you will be able to create your own security rules to match your needs.
Mt.Gox first introduced two factor authentication into its service with the YubiKey, a unique approach to security where people had to physically connect a device to their computer to safely and securely access to their account.
Today however we pushed the overall security experience further with the integration of our new Security Center that will allow our users to utilize a software-based two factor authentication system along with our existing YubiKey hardware solution.
Incorporating Google Authenticator, our new Security Center will allow anyone that installed this free software on their iPhone or Android device to quickly create rules on their Mt.Gox account to add another layer of security and flexibility.
From there you will be able to add one or more YubiKey or Google Authenticator OTPs to your account. To do so simply follow the on screen instructions to add your first authentication system.
Once done, just drag and drop your newly created security system to one of Mt.Gox’s three access control panels including : “Log In”, “Withdrawal” and “Security Center”
In our actual setup, one person could for example create rules that limit certain behavior on their account depending on which device is used to login to their account. We could imagine here that whenever you accessing your account with Google Authenticator with a smart phone you will have the ability to access to very basics features of your account whereas your home computer along with Google Authenticator or a Yubikey could in the other hand give you full control of your account.
Another example would be for verified corporate account holders to give certain staff basic access to the company Mt.Gox account to check vital sales data including payments details and orders while leaving the full control of deposit and withdrawals to the Company Owners or accountants.
We hope that our users will take advantage of this new Security Center and Google Authenticator to secure their accounts. With this new feature we have the opportunity to put an end to the phishing and hackingendemic "pandemic" which has plagued Bitcoin since its inception.
Regards,
Mt.Gox Co. Ltd Team.
Media Contacts
[email protected]
TOKYO - JAPAN - June 5, 2012 - In our continuous effort to secure our users' Mt.Gox experience we are proud to announce our new Security Center where from one page you will be able to create your own security rules to match your needs.
Mt.Gox first introduced two factor authentication into its service with the YubiKey, a unique approach to security where people had to physically connect a device to their computer to safely and securely access to their account.
Today however we pushed the overall security experience further with the integration of our new Security Center that will allow our users to utilize a software-based two factor authentication system along with our existing YubiKey hardware solution.
Incorporating Google Authenticator, our new Security Center will allow anyone that installed this free software on their iPhone or Android device to quickly create rules on their Mt.Gox account to add another layer of security and flexibility.
From there you will be able to add one or more YubiKey or Google Authenticator OTPs to your account. To do so simply follow the on screen instructions to add your first authentication system.
Once done, just drag and drop your newly created security system to one of Mt.Gox’s three access control panels including : “Log In”, “Withdrawal” and “Security Center”
In our actual setup, one person could for example create rules that limit certain behavior on their account depending on which device is used to login to their account. We could imagine here that whenever you accessing your account with Google Authenticator with a smart phone you will have the ability to access to very basics features of your account whereas your home computer along with Google Authenticator or a Yubikey could in the other hand give you full control of your account.
Another example would be for verified corporate account holders to give certain staff basic access to the company Mt.Gox account to check vital sales data including payments details and orders while leaving the full control of deposit and withdrawals to the Company Owners or accountants.
We hope that our users will take advantage of this new Security Center and Google Authenticator to secure their accounts. With this new feature we have the opportunity to put an end to the phishing and hacking
Regards,
Mt.Gox Co. Ltd Team.
Media Contacts
[email protected]
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