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[–] TheChargedCreeper864@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Just today I witnessed someone working from home who had to move to a new system at work. Part of the instructions involved deactivating their 2FA app, which was apparently still needed for a later step in the process. They were supposed to use a backup phone number in the account to receive a text code to sign in, but, of course, there's no backup phone number in their account.

If only their job used this scheme instead. sigh

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The last mid-to-big company I worked for had an excellent system of setting up your new software that involved calling you to please confirm you 2FA.

When I said "I'm pretty sure I followed at least four trainings telling me not to do that" they were not amused. I, on the other hand, was extremely amused by telling them no.

[–] EighteenthNerd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Brilliant!

Two companies ago I was told I had failed to pass an email phishing test and so would be required to take another training in it. I pointed out that I could not, in fact, have failed such a test as I don't respond to anything (real or faked) from management. I still had to take the training. So for the rest of my time at the company I turned in every email I received from management as a phishing attempt. I was told to stop it, but replied that I was simply being careful in following training. I'm sure they blocked me after that.

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