It's the high-tech equivalent of the bar bouncer. Ann Arbor's Duo Security is a heavy player in the nation's best web security software applications.
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"Banks and other financial institutions have long had double-layered protection (i.e. asking a preset personal question such as "What was the name of your first pet?"). But a recent spate of major cyber attacks that have exposed hundreds of millions of personal accounts to hackers is increasing pressure on non-financial Web services to fortify their digital doors beyond a single password...
In the meantime, companies such as Duo Security in Ann Arbor, Mich., are trying to ease the pain for users who might have switched to two-step log-ins but are tired of managing multiple accounts. Duo's product taps into services that already have open standards. Log-in requests get filtered through the application, and the user need only tap "accept" or "deny."
Among Duo's clients, according to its website, are the University of Michigan's Departmental Computing Organization and the CedarCrestone technology consulting company in Atlanta. Google's venture-capital arm is among Duo's investors."
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