Step-by-step guide to setting up two-factor authentication on Google, Apple, Microsoft, and social platforms for stronger account security.

The food delivery app is rolling out a new two-step verification process to check for safe alcohol consumption by drinking-age adults. Alexandra is an associate editor on CNET's Performance ...

Two-factor (or two-step) verification means that logging into an account requires two proofs of identity — typically a password and a temporary code sent to a ...

If you have a Nintendo account, now’s a good time to make sure that you have two-step verification set up on that account to keep it secure. Nintendo makes two-step verification optional for its ...

In “LastPass Publishes More Details about Its Data Breaches” (3 March 2023), I talked about how I decided to move my two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from Authy to 1Password and how the process ...

Making it more difficult for others to get into your account. WhatsApp is preparing to greatly increase the security of its desktop and web apps by adding two-step verification during the sign-in ...

Google says enabling two-factor authentication by default cut those users' account breaches in half. Google just made two-step verification a little easier for Android users. Android phones running ...

After some security woes, the folks at Dropbox have finally made two-step verification available to their users. Here's what that means, why it's important and how to use it. Two-step (or two-factor) ...

Google announced that it has simplified the 2-step verification process on its popular Workspace collaboration platform, and we’re going to help you figure it out. In a digital world filled with data ...

The new security measure makes it more complicated for hackers to get into your account because it requires access to your password and mobile phone. Jennifer Van ...

Google is expanding the use of two-step verification to include all Google accounts. The security measure–implemented for Google Apps customers a few months ago–protects your Google account from being ...