Enabling a verification code for your account logins can be a powerful deterrent to account hijacks. Second-factor authentication (2FA) requires that someone not just ...

What's a verification code, and why are they so important? Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process that helps keep your important online accounts secure. For ...

Apple has a little-known security feature, often described as a hidden 'secret code,' that can reveal if someone is snooping on your private conversations. Every iMessage chat generates a unique ...

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 ...

Regina Morrison Newman is the Shelby County Trustee. She writes the Wallet Warnings regular feature. April is Financial Literacy month. This Wallet Warnings column is about a trend we are seeing in ...