• 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    20 days ago

    I see a lot of people going back to the old www . bankwebsite . com.

    Phone apps are just modern toolbars.

    And in case you forgot that scourge:

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      20 days ago

      I have 3 bank accounts and all require mobile apps. The Web Apps are limited in what they can do.

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        20 days ago

        That really does suck, and is poor product design. Besides using the desktop site, I’m not really sure how to easily get around that.

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          2 days ago

          It is a good design, especially security wise. Many banks require 2FA from their app/companion app.

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              2 days ago

              Yes, not ideal, but better than mere website.

              Even better option would be a dedicated password manager with MFA like Proton Pass etc. but banks use their authentications in various ways and are regulated more.

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    21 days ago

    That will mean that they’ll be able to sell more phones because people won’t be able to run the bank app on a older machine?

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      21 days ago

      This will limit phones without longterm software support. The ones which don’t provide decent enough software support will be left in the dust.

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        20 days ago

        Hopefully a small pain which will encourage better behaviour overall in the future. Hopefully.

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          2 days ago

          You are mentioning a domino effect, but the main goal is beneficial in itself, increasing security. I hope people posting here are not using Windows XP in 2024, or have not updated their Linux packages since 2017.

          Go search for how long companies take to patch a vulnerability. It is like 60 days for critical CVEs on average, 300 days overall.