Two-factor authentication (2FA) provides an extra layer of security for online accounts like banking or emails. It combines a traditional password with a different device you have access to, such as a ...

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 ...

You've no doubt heard about two-factor authentication at some point in the relatively recent past, but if you're like many consumers, there's a good chance you haven't actually used it yet. If that's ...

Authentication has been a part of digital life since MIT set up a password on their shared-access computer in 1961. Today, authentication covers virtually every interaction you can have on the ...

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 ...

-Also in this week's tech report, you're talking about how to set up 2-factor authorization. This is a very important issue for a lot of people. If you're late to the game, how do you do it? -Yeah.

After extensive breaches over the past few years, companies have been working to develop a standard to protect data transfer over the internet. Protection with a single password is a thing of the past ...

Dropbox is rolling out stronger security to protect data stored in the cloud. Following in Google’s footsteps, Dropbox is enhancing account security with optional two-factor authentication. Dropbox is ...

You’ve probably noticed a requirement to enter a temporary passcode sent through email or text message after giving your password to log into one of your online ...

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 ...