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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Over the years, online security has gotten a lot better, with users across all kinds of applications being directed to do a lot more to ...

Passwords are the worst. They can be cracked, forced open in attacked, guessed, reused, sold in data breaches, created with weak practices and stored poorly even when the best password managers are ...

In a digital world where dangers online change daily, having only a robust password is not enough. That's where two-factor authentication (2FA) plays a role, an effective method that provides a second ...

What exactly is two-factor authentication and how do I use it? In my previous post, I outlined the steps everyone should take to protect themselves from password thieves that included using two-factor ...

A talented hacker might be able to easily crack the password for your bank account – especially if it falls under the easy-to-guess formula of your first name and last initial. However, if you have ...

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 ...

Adding two-factor authentication (2FA) to your Fortnite account adds a layer of security beyond just your password. You’ve almost definitely seen two-factor (or multi-factor) authentication elsewhere ...