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Two-factor authentication just got easier

A new, simpler version of two-factor authentication could broaden its protection to many smart devices that currently cannot support it. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...
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Your Guide to Activating iCloud Two-Factor Authentication for Extra Security

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 ...
Android Police

Two-Factor Authentication: What it is any why you should set it up

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 ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

What is two-factor authentication, and why should you use it?

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 ...
Wired

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

You’ve heard the advice for years: Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere it’s offered. It’s long been clear that using only a username and password to ...
dbta

Keeper Security Adds Support for Single Two-Factor Authentication

Keeper Security, a provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software, is introducing support for hardware security keys as a single Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) method. This is the ...
Android Police

How to set up two-factor authentication on Discord

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...
Bleeping Computer

PyPI announces mandatory use of 2FA for all software publishers

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has announced that it will require every account that manages a project on the platform to have two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on by the end of the year. PyPI ...
Power Engineering

Westinghouse Electric Co. protecting information assets with RSA security

BEDFORD, Mass., June 16, 2003 — RSA Security Inc. announced that Westinghouse Electric Co. has selected RSA ClearTrust® Web access management software and RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication ...
Salon

The fallibility of two-factor authentication: Is your money really safe?

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has emerged as a critical tool to prevent cybercrime. This functionality provides an additional layer of security beyond traditional password-based authentication. By ...
Wired

Twitter’s Two-Factor Authentication Change ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’

Twitter announced yesterday that as of March 20, it will only allow its users to secure their accounts with SMS-based two-factor authentication if they pay for a ...