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 ...

Telegram is a group messaging app that, by default, has no login step. If you prefer, you can add a password as part of the app's two-step verification. To enable two ...

In 2021, Google started enabling two-step verification (2SV) automatically for Google accounts, citing vastly better security for the accounts that have it enabled. Now, the company shared some ...

Which is better, two-factor authentication or two-step verification? How can I protect my Apple ID against hackers? While it seems that celebrities get their Apple ID/iCloud accounts hacked on a ...

With the number of hacks and log-in leaks on the rise, two-step verification is a must, even if it makes signing into your accounts a chore. However, with a new verification method, Google Prompt, two ...

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 ...

If you have a Nintendo account, now’s a good time to make sure that you have two-step verification set up on that account to keep it secure. Nintendo makes two-step verification optional for its ...

Apple this week gave its account holders the option of two-step verification, a valuable feature that should go a long way toward preventing account takeovers. The bad news is that the feature is ...

Two-step verification is great. However, if you happen to lose your phone and don’t have a few backup codes on you then it can make finding your device on the fly a bit complicated. You can score ...

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 ...