Along with using a password manager, the most important thing you can do to secure your online accounts is to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) everywhere you can. After testing 11 2FA apps, we ...

Free two-factor authentication apps usually come with a catch. They have limited features, poor sync, or questionable security. But Proton Authenticator breaks this rule, and it's better than most ...

In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

The other day Twitter made SMS-based two-factor authentication paid on its platform. But that’s not the only way to secure your Twitter or any other accounts using two-factor authentication. There are ...

GitHub announced that two-factor authentication will be available to all users through GitHub Mobile this week. In a blog post, GitHub's Berk Veral said GitHub Mobile 2FA will be available to all ...

First, turn on two-factor authentication for the account. You'll get a QR code or setup key. Next, open the Google Authenticator app and tap the plus sign. Record the 2FA code/key. Whenever you're ...

Authentication has been a part of digital life since MIT set up a password on their shared-access computer in 1961. Today, authentication covers virtually every interaction you can have on the ...

People who rely on this method will have until March 20 to change how they secure their account or start paying for Twitter Blue. Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Cautious is how Joel Dearing would describe his behavior online. "I don't go, well look. Let's click," Dearing said. "I don't do that." Which is why he also uses two-factor ...

Security keys are the most secure way to stop SIM swaps and phishing attacks. Step-by-step instructions for Google, Apple, ...