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Whenever I'm asked for things that are a must-have, a YubiKey is on the top of my list no matter what platform or operating system people are using -- Windows, Mac, or Linux, Android or iOS.

It doesn't matter.

Everyone needs a YubiKey.

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So, what is a YubiKey?

A YubiKey is the ultimate line of defense against having your online accounts taken over. And with prices starting at $45, it's one of those indispensable gadgets for the 21st century.

Everyone needs to buy one of these cheap security tools | ZDNet If you have important online accounts, you need one (perhaps, two) of these.

Seriously, don't buy these Apple products: Late September 2021 edition | ZDNet Don't. Just don't!

Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade | ZDNet Microsoft's much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended years ago, right? Not exactly.

What to do?
According to Rapid7, Fortress decided not to respond to these bugs, closing the report back in May 2021, and didn’t object to the company’s proposed disclosure of the flaws at the end of August 2021.

Thus it looks as though the company isn’t planning any sort of firmware update, whether for its control units or keyfobs, and therefore that these vulnerabilities will not be patched, at least in systems that have already been sold.

So, if you have one of these systems, or a similar-looking system under a different brand that you suspect may be derived from the same original equipment supplier, there are two workarounds you can use:

Use an email address that an attacker is unlikely already to know or to guess. Webmail services such as Outlook and Gmail, for example, allow you to have multiple email aliases for your main account, simply by adding text such as +ABCDEFG at the end of your regular email name. For instance, if you use [email protected] as your regular email address, then messages to nickname+[email protected] ought to be delivered to the same mailbox, even though the two addresses don’t match. Note that this is an example of security by obscurity, so it’s not an ideal solution, but it does make things harder for an attacker or an ill-disposed friend or family member.
Avoid using the keyfob remote controls at all. This means you’ll always need to have your laptop or mobile phone handy, or to do everything directly from the control panel, but if you never set up your keyfobs to work with your own control unit, they can’t give away any secrets that an attacker could use in subsequent replay attacks.

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