Switching on two-factor authentication (2FA) is literally one of the best and easiest security upgrades you can make. However, when I switched phones and lost access to some of my accounts, it dawned ...

I used LastPass authenticator when I was using LastPass (which I have also moved away from), and I liked its auto backup ability. One day, however, I had to reinstall the authenticator, and upon ...

Conventional wisdom holds that adding two-factor authentication (2FA) is the best way to secure your online accounts. With this feature enabled, a threat actor would need your login credentials, as ...

2FA, or two-factor authentication, is a type of MFA (multi-factor authentication) that uses two factors to verify your identity at the time of login. While one of these factors is almost always the ...

Facepalm: Google has finally implemented a cloud backup option for one-time access codes (OTP) stored in its Authenticator mobile app. The feature can provide users with additional convenience and ...

According to a recent report from Nightwatch Cybersecurity, Google’s Authenticator app for Android comes with an unfixed issue that can create a big security nightmare if you have any malware or ...

Earlier this week, Google updated its Authenticator app to enable the backup and syncing of 2FA codes across devices using a Google Account. Now an examination by Mysk security researchers has found ...

Last month, a cybersecurity firm discovered the first-ever Android malware that came with the capability to steal the 2FA (two-factor authentication) codes generated by the Google Authenticator app.

The only truly secure solution is to not allow any recovery at all. Lose your token or forget your password, lose access to the account permanently. Since this is pretty useless for most people, you ...