Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...

A Google account sits at the heart of the internet experience for billions of users worldwide. Protecting it is paramount if services such as Gmail, Google Docs and Google Photos are to remain secure.

Google will give you the option to use biometric authentication when making purchases on the Google Play Store. This will be an alternative to using the synced Google account password. The Android OS ...

Google is preparing to phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail users, replacing it with QR code verification, according to a Forbes report. The move is aimed at enhancing ...

In an announcement by Google on October 3, 2023, Neil Kumaran, a group product manager responsible for Gmail security and trust, confirmed that starting February 2024, Gmail will require bulk senders ...

In a significant development for Android users, the latest update to Android 14 is set to provide in-built passkey support for apps, enhancing their authentication processes and overall user ...

Google is working to change the SMS code authentication used to sign into a Google account to have you scan a QR code.

Google provides assistance in cracking NTLM hashes, provoking Microsoft and also admins who are concerned about the security ...

Google’s aiming to make it easier to use and secure passwords — at least, for users of the Password Manager tool built into its Chrome browser. Today, the tech giant announced that Password Manager, ...

Forward-looking: Big tech companies are proposing the use of passkeys as a more secure and easy-to-use alternative to traditional passwords. Microsoft has hailed passkeys as the future of ...