baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 23 days agoBanking apps can now require recent Android security updateswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
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minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·21 days agoI 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:
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoI have 3 bank accounts and all require mobile apps. The Web Apps are limited in what they can do.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 days agoThat really does suck, and is poor product design. Besides using the desktop site, I’m not really sure how to easily get around that.
minus-squareub0x5jtk@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIt is a good design, especially security wise. Many banks require 2FA from their app/companion app.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoLogging into the bank app using the bank app as the mfa is good design? Is that what you mean?
minus-squareub0x5jtk@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYes, 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.
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:
I have 3 bank accounts and all require mobile apps. The Web Apps are limited in what they can do.
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.
It is a good design, especially security wise. Many banks require 2FA from their app/companion app.
Logging into the bank app using the bank app as the mfa is good design? Is that what you mean?
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.