Step-by-step guide to setting up two-factor authentication on Google, Apple, Microsoft, and social platforms for stronger account security.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a must-have for online security, adding an extra layer of protection to your accounts ...

Proton, which is known for privacy-focused productivity tools, has launched a 2FA app called Proton Authenticator. This two-factor authentication adds a second layer of defence when logging into your ...

It's just not safe.

Android 15 blocks untrusted apps from reading sensitive notifications, even if they have permission to read all notifications. Before Android 15, apps with notification access were able to read all ...

Authenticator apps are increasing in adoption as they add another layer of security to user identity verification. An ITRC study found that more than 1.35 billion individuals had their personal data ...

In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

What is two-factor authentication, and why do experts say it's the key to better online security? Two-factor authentication—often referred to as two-step authentication and 2FA—is a method for keeping ...

I have long encouraged the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts whenever possible (for more about the difference, see “Two-Factor Authentication, ...