Many Web sites and apps now offer two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to enter a short numeric code—the so-called second factor—in addition to ...

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Twitter has ended free two-factor authentication via text message, a crucial tool for users to keep themselves safe from hackers. But there’s an alternative that offers even better security and ...

After a series of high-profile hackings, Twitter last week finally joined the likes of Google and Facebook and introduced two-factor authentication. Users opting to use the new security tool must now ...

Most readers will have at some point received a two-factor authentication code delivered to them by SMS text message. Many apps and websites send the one-time codes to confirm that the person ...

Google is to finally phase out the use of text message authentication for logging in to Gmail on laptops and PCs in favour of smartphone camera-scanned QR codes. The shift, it claims, will improve ...

When signing in to web services, many people have set up two-step authentication or multi-factor authentication because authentication using only an email address and password can be insecure. However ...