Sunday, July 7, 2013

LinkedIn adds two-factor authentication through SMS

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LinkedIn adds twofactor authentication through SMS

Who knew that tighter security was all the rage these days? Following Dropbox, Google and virtually everyone else, LinkedIn has joined the trendy (if smart) ranks of those offering two-factor authentication as an option. Switch it on and you'll have to enter a verification code delivered by SMS before you can log in with a device that LinkedIn doesn't recognize. That's all there is to the process, really, but it may be enough to prevent ne'er-do-wells from messing with your CV.

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Zoho announces Zoho Vault, provides a hub for businesses to manage passwords

Zoho Launches Zoho Vault, Online Password Manager for Businesses

Zoho Vault Helps Store Passwords in a Centralized Repository; Offers Strong Security and Complete Data Privacy

"Host-proof hosting" encrypts passwords (AES-256) at the browser, stores only encrypted data on server, does not store encryption key
Secure, controlled password sharing among team members and workgroups; complete visibility on password usage and access
One-click login to launch direct connection to websites, applications
iPhone app provides access to passwords while on the go
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zoho today announced the launch of Zoho Vault, the secure, easy-to-use online password manager for teams and businesses. Zoho Vault establishes a central repository that offers unmatched security and complete data privacy for companies that want to store, organize, manage and safely share their passwords, online credentials, financial records and other sensitive information. The Zoho Vault iPhone app lets users access passwords anywhere, any time.

"Organizations are drowning in a sea of passwords - both personal and business - because passwords are still the dominant form of user authentication"
"Organizations are drowning in a sea of passwords - both personal and business - because passwords are still the dominant form of user authentication," said Raju Vegesna, Zoho evangelist. "To stay afloat, users have developed poor password practices. They store passwords in spreadsheets, text documents and other volatile sources. They share them insecurely, without protection. And they reuse passwords that are usually weak and easy to remember. Zoho Vault solves these password problems with an online password manager that's easy to use yet highly secure."

Highlights of Zoho Vault

Zoho Vault offers safe, secure password and data storage and complete data privacy. Passwords are encrypted with the latest encryption standard, AES-256. The passphrase, which the user enters to access Zoho Vault, is used as an encryption key but is not stored anywhere on the Zoho Vault server or on the user's computer or iPhone.

The Zoho Vault server holds only encrypted data, and the passphrase never leaves your browser. As a result, the user's passwords and information remain completely private and can only be viewed by the user.

Businesses can use Zoho Vault to securely share passwords among trusted members of their organization, and different access privileges can be assigned to different users. The sharing process has been designed to follow the highest levels of information security and privacy standards. Sharing can be enabled or revoked in real time just by a single click.

To automate the web app login sequence, Zoho Vault features a direct, one-click login mechanism. Zoho Vault users will never be required to type or copy-and-paste passwords to login to websites or applications. Instead, users can launch direct connections to all of their websites and applications from the Zoho Vault interface, without even viewing the password.

Zoho Vault has been designed to meet the requirements of businesses of all sizes and types, including SMBs, enterprises, online marketing firms, web professionals and IT teams that are struggling with shared passwords. Additional highlights of Zoho Vault include:

Grouping of passwords and secrets for better access and management
Clearly-defined ownership for all passwords, with provision to transfer ownership when someone leaves the organization
Provision to enforce password policies
Import and export passwords and secrets
Secure offline access mechanism for passwords and sensitive information
Comprehensive audit trails for all user actions
Two-factor authentication for increased security
iPhone app for access to passwords while on the go, even when there is no Internet connection
Pricing and Availability

Zoho Vault is available immediately. The Personal Edition is free and supports one user. The Enterprise Edition is $1 per user per month and supports an unlimited number of users and the iPhone app.

For more information on Zoho, please visit www.zoho.com. To get breaking Zoho news, follow the company on Twitter at @zoho and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/zoho. The latest news about Zoho products is available on the company blog, http://blogs.zoho.com.

Additional Zoho Resources

Zoho news releases: http://www.zoho.com/in-the-news.html

Zoho product videos: http://www.zoho.com/product_videos.html

Zoho general videos: http://www.zoho.com/videos.html

Zoho blogs: http://blogs.zoho.com

Zoho on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zoho

Zoho Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/zoho

About Zoho

Zoho is a comprehensive suite of award-winning online productivity, collaboration and business applications for businesses of all sizes. Over seven million users rely on Zoho for their Business, Productivity & Collaboration needs and actively connect via Forums, Blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Zoho has launched several online office applications such as Writer, Sheet, Show and Mail along with a host of business applications ranging from CRM to Projects, Invoice and Meeting. These applications are offered directly via Zoho.com or through hundreds of partners in the Zoho Alliance Partner Program. For more information about Zoho, please visit http://www.zoho.com/.

Zoho is a division of Zoho Corp., a privately-held and profitable company, which also provides IT Management Software (ManageEngine with over 72,000 customers) and a Network Management Suite (WebNMS with 25,000 Tier 1 carrier deployments). With headquarters in Pleasanton, CA and offices in Austin, New Jersey, Chennai, London, Tokyo and Beijing, Zoho Corp. serves the technology needs of millions of customers worldwide. For more information about Zoho Corp., please visit www.zohocorp.com.

All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


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Hulu Plus update brings enhanced UI and controls to Roku, Smart TVs and Blu-ray players

Summary of new features:
· Artwork. Larger and more vivid artwork, providing easier navigation.

· Trays. Tray-style format allowing you to scroll through recommendations, popular shows and movies, top 100 clips, movie trailers and a new "Shows You Watch" feature that lets you jump straight to the latest episodes of the shows you regularly watch.

· Search. Updated search experience providing a simpler way to find content with results that appear directly beneath the search.

· Controls. Playback is simplified with clean and intuitive controls.

· Hulu Kids. Now you can bring the Hulu Kids section to the living room, letting your family enjoy commercial-free children's shows from your couch.

· Easy Access. Simple to sign up for Hulu Plus directly from within the app.


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Rdio intros new social features and redesigned player

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Social media streamer Rdio rolled out a major redesign a little over a year ago and has done a bit of tweaking since then. Now, following a recent update to its mobile apps, the service is making even more changes. At the top of the list are methods for getting social on the site, with friends from Twitter and Facebook hitting its front page, alongside their listening habits and influencers selected by the service. You can also check out a curated list of potential friends, if the front page just isn't doing it for you. Autoplay, meanwhile, creates personalized stations and keeps the music going after you're out of ideas, or you can proactively create stations by clicking on album artwork. Also new is a thumbs up / thumbs down voting feature and a full-size player featuring big album artwork and upcoming tracks.

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Male Gaze: Nacho Figueras, Model and Polo God?

Tomorrow, Nacho Figueras, the tall, dark, and handsome Black Watch polo player, will show his long dark locks and muscular body the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. While the athlete turned model won't be galloping atop a horse and showing off his athletic prowess (he's recovering from a fracture), he'll still show his pretty (oftentimes mysterious) face to cheer on his son, Hilario. We only hope there will be at least a few gusts of wind to toss that luscious mane of his around. Maybe he'll even wear a shirt that shows off his matching chest mane! Either way, according to Cut readers, Nacho is clearly more appealing than the event host, Matthew McConaughey.


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Weotta iOS local discovery app goes nationwide, Google Ventures approves

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Weotta iOS local discovery app goes nationwide, Google Ventures approves

Finding things to do and places to go has never been easier thanks to services that neatly pull all the options together. Weotta hopes to be another weapon in your discovery app arsenal after expanding its coverage to the whole of the US, having initially been limited to 40 cities. As the company's CEO told Forbes, the free iOS app uses "phrase extraction and natural language processing" to source its local suggestions from the nooks and crannies of the internet. That same wizardry is used to steer its rating system, which is based on what's said about a venue or event rather than aggregating numerical scores. It'll learn your likes and dislikes, tailoring recommendations as it gets to know you better, but you can discover what's happening in the area for yourself using the search feature. Via Facebook Connect, the app will also tell you what's popular among your peers. While Weotta is only available for iOS, it's attracted funding from Google Ventures, which is a recommendation in itself that suggests you give it a whirl.

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