Along with using a password manager, the most important thing you can do to secure your online accounts is to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) everywhere you can. After testing 11 2FA apps, we ...

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

First, turn on two-factor authentication for the account. You'll get a QR code or setup key. Next, open the Google Authenticator app and tap the plus sign. Record the 2FA code/key. Whenever you're ...

The other day Twitter made SMS-based two-factor authentication paid on its platform. But that’s not the only way to secure your Twitter or any other accounts using two-factor authentication. There are ...

Free two-factor authentication apps usually come with a catch. They have limited features, poor sync, or questionable security. But Proton Authenticator breaks this rule, and it's better than most ...

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) ...

Here are our best picks for two-factor authenticators on iOS 16 devices. Recent hacks and leaks raising controversial headlines have demonstrated that passwords alone are insufficient to secure your ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Cautious is how Joel Dearing would describe his behavior online. "I don't go, well look. Let's click," Dearing said. "I don't do that." Which is why he also uses two-factor ...

GitHub announced that two-factor authentication will be available to all users through GitHub Mobile this week. In a blog post, GitHub's Berk Veral said GitHub Mobile 2FA will be available to all ...

Twitter announced Friday it will only allow paid subscribers of Twitter Blue to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. “Effective March 20, 2023, only ...