two-factor authentication
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The Best Authenticator Apps For Protecting Your Accounts
If you switch on two-factor authentication (2FA) on your accounts—and you really should—then you need something else besides a username and a password when you log in on a new device. That’s where a good authenticator app comes in.
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Yubico Makes It A Lot Easier To Use A Physical Security Key On Older IPhones For Super-Secure Logins
A hardware security key adds an almost bulletproof second layer of security for your password-protected accounts and info, but using them with mobile devices like iPhones has been less than straightforward. Today, Yubico is hoping to streamline that process with its new YubiKey 5Ci security key which is the first to feature both a Lightning…
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You Can Now Turn On Better Two-Factor Authentication On Instagram, And You Should
Two-factor authentication is a simple and crucial step toward preventing someone from hacking into your account, and Instagram just updated this key security feature for all users.
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Facebook Turned Its Two-Factor Security ‘Feature’ Into The Worst Kind Of Spam
Facebook is bleeding users, with external researchers estimating that the social network lost 2.8 million US users under 25 last year. Those losses have prompted Facebook to get more aggressive in its efforts to win users back – and the company has started using security prompts to encourage users to log into their accounts.