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Your TOTP is Not a Second Factor :: If You Store It Wrong

2025-04-282025-10-29 ~ Tom's IT Cafe ~ Leave a comment

By DeadSwitch


You think you have 2FA?

You think you’re safe because your logins need a second factor?

Then you go and store your TOTP codes in the same password manager that holds your passwords.

You’ve built a fortress. Then you handed the keys and the spare keys to the same person.

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🩹 You Can Have the Best Security, If Your Habits Are Trash

2025-04-042025-04-04 ~ Tom's IT Cafe ~ Leave a comment

By DeadSwitch


Your machine hums in the dark. Hardened. Firewalled. Air-gapped from the noise of the digital world. Every keystroke encrypted, every connection masked. You are a ghost—until you’re not.

Because your phone sits next to you. Logged in. Dripping metadata like a slit throat.

Because your family just posted a picture of you. Tagged. Located. Now you’re a known entity.

Because your so-called “secure” life is wrapped in a web of carelessness you refuse to see.

The best security means nothing if your habits are trash.

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