#241 - Crossman’s Mullet, Bingo Bango Bongo and Can Mentality
Elis James and John Robins
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The BBC's Two Factor Authentication System
After complaints about an overly cumbersome security regime, the BBC has solved this by doing what the BBC does best. An inter-departmental strategic committee reached a consensus after just 18 months. Say hello to 11 factor authentication. From November the 1st, in order to access systems, staff will have a 50 character code sent to their phone. This code will delete in 90 seconds, and then must be faxed via reception to an approved bank or building society. Along with ID, such as a passport or UK driving license,. They will email an encrypted code to a secure Wi-Fi enabled printer. You will receive the serial number of your allocated printer by first class post within 48 hours.
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