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 ...

Google has long offered SMS as an option to receive two-factor authentication codes for Gmail. However, there are risks associated with it. Criminals can easily intercept SMS verification and make you ...

After reading my article on taking precautions when using Gmail, Bill Snyder asked about accessing Gmail on other programs and devices. As I explained in the previous article, Google’s 2-step ...

Google is going to start enrolling all of its users in two-step verification, if they haven’t set it up already. Will it come as a shock to some? Sure. But that’s fine; the surprise will fade away, ...

Google will soon start pushing more Gmail users and Google Account holders to enable two-step verification – the extra layer of security that can protect people when their credentials have been ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last year, Google auto-enrolled about 150 million users and 2 ...

Google just made two-step verification a little easier for Android users. Android phones running 7.0+ Nougat or newer can be used as a physical security key to confirm a user's identity when logging ...

Google today announced it is beefing up its two-step verification feature with Security Key, a physical USB second factor that only works after verifying the login site is truly a Google website. The ...