{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"White House partners with Facebook, others, to encourage two-factor authentication","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"leriTM2vo6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/white-house-partners-with-facebook-others-to-encourage-two-factor-authentication\/\">White House partners with Facebook, others, to encourage two-factor authentication<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/white-house-partners-with-facebook-others-to-encourage-two-factor-authentication\/embed\/#?secret=leriTM2vo6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;White House partners with Facebook, others, to encourage two-factor authentication&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"leriTM2vo6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The White House has a new campaign to raise awareness as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month. One of those campaigns is called \u201cLock Down Your Login,\u201d which aims to educate users on the security benefits of two-factor authentication for their personal online accounts. According to campaign leaders, two-factor authentication \u201ccould have prevented as many as 62 percent of successful data breaches last year.\u201d What is two-factor authentication? Two-factor authentication serves as an extra layer of security beyond the usual username and password. Users are asked to provide a second source of authentication, whether that is a one-time code sent via text message, biometrics scan, or other prompt. Company policy has made two-factor authentication much more commonplace in businesses, but people rarely extend the policy to their personal lives. Why not? It usually takes enough work trying to set up a username\/password that is both unique and easy to remember, so taking that extra step and setting up more security is something people don\u2019t want to bother with. Additionally, most people don\u2019t think their personal accounts are secure with just a username and password and aren\u2019t worth protecting beyond that. However, if you suddenly lost all access to your bank..."}