Trust in a digital product is like a door lock. The user can’t see the metal inside. But they can feel whether ...

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is one ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a fantastic security measure, but not all 2FA is created equal. SMS-based 2FA is by far the least secure authentication option, and yet, far too many companies use ...

I have long encouraged the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts whenever possible (for more about the difference, see “Two-Factor Authentication, ...

With around 1.8 billion active users worldwide, Gmail remains the most popular email service by far. Google was also one of the first to pioneer and popularize two-factor authentication (2FA). You ...

A new report found that around a million two-factor authentication codes sent by text message appear to have been intercepted. A tech industry whistleblower revealed that the 2FA security codes passed ...

Our smartphones hold almost every important detail of our lives. They store our memories, essential documents, private chats, and, of course, financial apps. While Google has made progress in ...

Version 7.0 of Google Authenticator brings a Material You redesign and new features, while changing how you copy 2-factor authentication (2FA) — or 2-Step Verification (2SV) in Google parlance — codes ...

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 ...

What just happened? News recently circulated indicating that details of around two-thirds of Steam accounts have been leaked onto the dark web. No passwords, payment information, or other personal ...