In “LastPass Publishes More Details about Its Data Breaches” (3 March 2023), I talked about how I decided to move my two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from Authy to 1Password and how the process ...

Two-factor authentication adds a barrier between whoever's logging in and the account by requiring authentication in two ways, such as a computer and phone. This ...

If you haven’t seen your data exposed in a major data breach within the last five years alone, you haven’t been paying attention. Billions of people worldwide have lost their data many times over. 26 ...

Raise your hand if you’ve avoided enabling two-factor authentication for websites that offer it because it’s too much of a hassle to launch an app, find the appropriate site entry, copy a six-digit ...

These days, two-factor authentication (2FA) isn't a nice-to-have feature, it's a must-have. Hacks and data leaks are common, and if you take security seriously, you should always enable 2FA on all ...

What's a verification code, and why are they so important? Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process that helps keep your important online accounts secure. For ...

Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process that helps keep your important online accounts secure. For example, you might get a text message or email with a ...

Google has long offered SMS as an option to receive two-factor authentication codes for Gmail. However, there are risks associated with it. Criminals can easily intercept SMS verification and make you ...

SMS two-factor authentication is no longer available on Twitter, unless you pay for Twitter Blue. Fortunately, if your an iPhone user, there's a better option anyway. With more than a decade of ...

A constant barrage of two-factor authentication codes can be super annoying, but iOS 17 allows iPhone users to get rid of them in the blink of an eye. Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's ...

Facebook discontinued its 2FA (two-factor authentication) code generator for the unversed. So, if you are lost on how to log into Facebook without a code generator, this post is for you. Given the ...

Google is now planning to phase out the use of SMS authentication for Gmail, and the company is looking towards using other methods that are far safer and more convenient than text messages. Various ...