The idea behind 2FA is simple. You either have it enabled or you don't. You'd assume that enabled means that your account is safe. But it's only as strong as the method behind it. SMS-based codes ...

Passwords are the worst. They can be cracked, forced open in attacked, guessed, reused, sold in data breaches, created with weak practices and stored poorly even when the best password managers are ...

Security experts say Twitter's security systems need to be strengthened. April 24, 2013 — -- It can be said in the length of a single tweet: When a 140-character message can lead to national ...

We normally protect our online accounts using just a password. However, you’ve probably noticed of late, that when buy something online, you sometimes need to approve the transaction in your banking ...

Passwords are no longer enough to keep your accounts safe. If someone steals or guesses your password, they can log into your account without your knowledge. To reduce this risk, many services use Two ...

Explore if passwordless authentication counts as multi-factor. Understand the factors, methods, and security implications for modern software development.

Google has alerted its 2.5 billion Gmail users following a targeted phishing and vishing attack that compromised a corporate Salesforce database containing business contact information. The incident ...

We recently carried a story about a reader who had an e-wallet connected to her credit cards set up on a device not controlled by her. Her phone had been hacked and the one-time password (OTP) the ...

Twitter blamed the abuse of 2FA through text message by ‘bad actors’ as the reason behind the latest move. In about a months’ time, Twitter users who are not subscribed to the paid Blue service will ...

Two-Factor Authentication, Custom Themes, and Automated PDF Forms Lead Major Update for Small Business Document Management Solution ...