I have long encouraged the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts whenever possible (for more about the difference, see “Two-Factor Authentication, ...
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 ...
We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account. Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and ...
Android 15 blocks untrusted apps from reading sensitive notifications, even if they have permission to read all notifications. Before Android 15, apps with notification access were able to read all ...
iPhone owners with a mind toward security have a new option for protecting their online accounts. On Tuesday, security key manufacturer Yubico announced the $70 YubiKey 5Ci, which the company says is ...
A talented hacker might be able to easily crack the password for your bank account – especially if it falls under the easy-to-guess formula of your first name and last initial. However, if you have ...