Google accounts can be critical pieces of your online life. Keep them safe from account takeovers with a hardware security key. Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of topics from space ...

Multi-factor authentication is an important part of keeping your online accounts secure, but the process is notoriously cumbersome. Google is attempting to streamline the task by allowing you to ...

Google will soon change how you’ll authenticate your Gmail account. Instead of the familiar SMS security code, Google is moving to a more secure method. Moving From SMS to QR Codes for Gmail ...

Beyond just making social media venues safer, here's how to shift away from SMS-based two-factor authentications and secure your online life properly, by using Google Authenticator on your iPhone. Two ...

Passwords have one big flaw: If anyone guesses what your password is, you’re left with no defense. It’s why we use password managers and two-factor authentication to better safeguard our accounts.

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