Following in the footsteps of Google and other services, Dropbox this weekend enabled two-factor authentication to bring enhanced security to its users. As with Google’s implementation, Dropbox’s ...

You can turn off two-factor authentication on your iPhone, though the security feature is important. If you want to turn off two-factor authentication, you can only do it within two weeks of ...

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 ...

Arlo is following the leads of Nest and Ring in requiring tighter security for its smart home devices. It's warning customers that it'll require two-factor authentication for accounts by the end of ...

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 ...

You’re a member of the UB community, and your security is important. That’s why, during Fall 2019, UBIT will reach out and ask you to enroll your UBITName account in two-step verification, powered by ...

Well, it happened again, a frantic Gmail user asked for help because they got locked out of their own account by a hacker. Google has various resources for recovering a compromised account, but ...

Jerry Bailey asked “Is 2 factor authentication really more secure? How would a crook get around it? …I sometimes wonder if it is worth the bother.” Two-step verification—also known as 2-factor ...

You may think your Twitter account is very secure, but hackers have methods of guessing even the most sophisticated passwords. In light of a number of recent hacks ...

WhatsApp is adding an extra security feature to help keep its more than a billion users safe from hacks. The company is rolling out two-step verification to its users worldwide. When it’s available ...