TeamViewer has announced two new features today to enhance application security following rumors that wanted the company to be breached. Rumors began after a DDoS attack on the company's servers, where many users complained that the their devices were violated.
The two new features are Known Devices and Data Integrity or Trusted Devices and Data Integrity, respectively. The company says the first feature is specifically designed to prevent any intruder from accessing devices.
Reliable devices or Trusted Devices work by monitoring the user's account. When a user uses a new device to log in to TeamViewer's account before being granted access, he or she must click on a validation link received in an e-mail message. The message, of course, is sent to the account holder's email address.
If a hacker has violated a user's TeamViewer account, he should also have access to his e-mail to log in to the victim's account.
The second feature now called Data Integrity or Data Integrity monitors the activity of the user's account.
If the TeamViewer system detects some unusual behavior, such as connections from a new location, the Data Integrity service forces you to reset the password. The user will then have to re-use his e-mail account, follow the instructions to set a new password.
The company has already developed the new features.
As for the alleged breach of security, TeamViewer reports that nothing happened. While the company admitted the DDoS attack, it reports that hackers have not invaded its systems.
