Activating a second defence to secure your Google account

3 years, 10 months ago

Activating a second defence to secure your Google account

Just having a password is not secure enough anymore for your online accounts. Once activated, 2FA will ask you to enter a unique 2nd password, most commonly in the form of an OTP or a code generated using an app to gain access to your account. How to activate 2FA in your Google account; Activating 2FA in your Google account will also protect all the Google services like Gmail, Drive, YouTube, Photos, and others linked to your primary Google account. Google's 2FA feature called '2-Step Verification' allows you to receive security codes via SMS/ phone call, generated via an app or a prompt on Google's mobile app. Now that the 2-Step Verification is active in your account, every time you log into a Google service linked to your account, you will also have to enter your password and follow the 2-Step verification process to gain access to the account.

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Google Is Keeping Us Safer By Enabling 2-Step Verification On All Accounts By Default

3 years, 5 months ago

Google Is Keeping Us Safer By Enabling 2-Step Verification On All Accounts By Default

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Google will not allow users to log in without enabling two-step verification

3 years, 11 months ago

Google will not allow users to log in without enabling two-step verification

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Tech Tips: How to secure your Google account with 2-step verification

4 years, 5 months ago

Tech Tips: How to secure your Google account with 2-step verification

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How to Secure Your Accounts With Better Two-Factor Authentication

6 years, 8 months ago

How to Secure Your Accounts With Better Two-Factor Authentication

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Gmail two-step verification: Less than 10% of Google users have its most important security feature enabled

7 years, 2 months ago

Gmail two-step verification: Less than 10% of Google users have its most important security feature enabled

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Gmail to stop using SMS for two-factor authentication: Why it matters

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gmail to stop using SMS for two-factor authentication: Why it matters

Gmail to stop using SMS for two-factor authentication: Why it matters Gmail will soon stop using SMS for two-factor authentication due to various security risks. Google is making changes to …

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The fallibility of two-factor authentication: Is your money really safe?

7 months, 1 week ago

The fallibility of two-factor authentication: Is your money really safe?

Two-factor authentication has emerged as a critical tool to prevent cybercrime. 2FA seems foolproof, leading many people to pay less attention to other security practices, like using strong, unique passwords …

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Google Is Adding Passkey Support for Its Most Vulnerable Users

9 months ago

Google Is Adding Passkey Support for Its Most Vulnerable Users

The password killers known as “passkeys” are now available to users of Google's Advanced Protection Program, which works to add an additional layer of account protection for people who fear …

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GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

55 years, 3 months ago

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

You’ve heard the advice for years: Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere it’s offered. At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas yesterday, John Swanson, director of security strategy at …

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Google updates its Authenticator tool; makes it easy to access OTPs

1 year, 11 months ago

Google updates its Authenticator tool; makes it easy to access OTPs

Google Authenticator, the tool that gives users one-time codes and passwords, is getting an upgrade that will let users access OTPs through their Google accounts even if they lose their …

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Twitter to end two-factor authentication for non-Blue subscribers today

2 years ago

Twitter to end two-factor authentication for non-Blue subscribers today

Twitter starting Monday will place its text message-based two-factor authentication behind Blue paywall. Announced in February, Twitter at the time said the step to change the policy was taken as …

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Twitter To Charge For Two-Factor Authentication From Today. Know How To Secure Your Account

2 years ago

Twitter To Charge For Two-Factor Authentication From Today. Know How To Secure Your Account

Twitter’s SMS-based two-factor authentication will be limited to just Twitter Blue subscribers starting Monday. The announcement made last month basically means that the users who use two-factor authentication to secure …

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Twitter to discontinue SMS-based 2FA: How to keep your account secure?

2 years ago

Twitter to discontinue SMS-based 2FA: How to keep your account secure?

Twitter to discontinue SMS-based 2FA: How to keep your account secure? In the case of Twitter's SMS-based 2FA, this involves sending a code via SMS text message to a user's …

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What to know about Twitter’s new two-factor authentication policy.

55 years, 3 months ago

What to know about Twitter’s new two-factor authentication policy.

On Feb. 15, Twitter announced in a blog post that it will no longer allow users who don’t pay for a Twitter Blue subscription to use text message-based two-factor authentication …

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How To Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Apple ID Using These Easy Steps

3 years, 2 months ago

How To Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Apple ID Using These Easy Steps

Be it iPhone, iPad or MacBook, if you have used or are currently using an Apple device then you must have made your Apple ID by now. To offer an …

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Hackers are bypassing two-factor authentication, but it is still your best chance to safeguard online account

3 years, 5 months ago

Hackers are bypassing two-factor authentication, but it is still your best chance to safeguard online account

Hackers are bypassing two-factor authentication on target accounts through the use of automated bots that call the victim and ask for the authentication code. These bots are being sold on …

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Twitter Now Supports Security Keys as Sole Two-Factor Authentication Method

3 years, 9 months ago

Twitter Now Supports Security Keys as Sole Two-Factor Authentication Method

Twitter has announced that users now have the option to use security keys as their only form of two-factor authentication, which is said to be the “most effective” way to …

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Google To Make Its Platforms Safer: Two-Factor Authentication Will Soon Be Default

3 years, 11 months ago

Google To Make Its Platforms Safer: Two-Factor Authentication Will Soon Be Default

Two-factor authentication ensures that your password isn’t the only defense against unauthorised access to your accounts, email, and online profiles. Mountain View, California-based giant Google is now taking its first …

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Google Gets Serious About Two-Factor Authentication. Good!

3 years, 11 months ago

Google Gets Serious About Two-Factor Authentication. Good!

“Turn on two-factor authentication” is solid advice, and WIRED has repeated it for years. Once Google assesses data on how easy it is for existing two-factor users to interact with …

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Google will soon make two-factor authentication a default setting: All you need to know

3 years, 11 months ago

Google will soon make two-factor authentication a default setting: All you need to know

Google suggests that passwords are most susceptible to security threats and hence, should be protected. On the World Password Day on 6 May, Google announced that it will soon make …

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How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication and Take Your First Step Towards Online Security

4 years, 2 months ago

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication and Take Your First Step Towards Online Security

Two-Factor Authentication, multi-factor authentication, two-step verification – these are terms that you may have come across on the internet. Two-factor authentication enables people to put an extra layer of security …

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How Two-Factor Authentication Keeps Your Accounts Safe

4 years, 9 months ago

How Two-Factor Authentication Keeps Your Accounts Safe

If you want to keep your online accounts safe, adding two-factor authentication is the single most important step you can take. It doesn't take long to put 2FA in place, …

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Nest to bring two-factor authentication for all users starting this month

4 years, 11 months ago

Nest to bring two-factor authentication for all users starting this month

Google has announced that all Nest users will require to enroll in two-factor authentication to further protect their account, starting this month. The change will apply to any users who …

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How to add Google account on Duo: Step by step guide

4 years, 11 months ago

How to add Google account on Duo: Step by step guide

Google Duo, developed by Google, is a video calling platform. Here is a step by step guide you can follow to add Google account on Google Duo. To add a …

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How to enable Pinterest two-factor authentication

5 years, 2 months ago

How to enable Pinterest two-factor authentication

Now a day's every major online service allows users to enable two-Factor Authentication. If you would like to enable Two-Factor Authentication on your own Pinterest account then you can follow …

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How to enable Facebook two-factor authentication using computer

5 years, 2 months ago

How to enable Facebook two-factor authentication using computer

Two-factor authentication is a security feature that protects your Facebook account in addition to your password. Here is a step by step guide which you can follow to enable Facebook …

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Google rolls out advanced protection program for iOS users starting today

5 years, 3 months ago

Google rolls out advanced protection program for iOS users starting today

You can now enrol in this Google program if you have a phone running Android 7+ or iOS 10.0+. Google today announced that you can now enroll in this program …

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How to use your Android phone as a 2FA key to sign into Google on an iOS device

5 years, 10 months ago

How to use your Android phone as a 2FA key to sign into Google on an iOS device

If you own an Android and an iOS device, here’s how you can set your Android phone as a 2FA key. Using its Smart Lock app, Google will now use …

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How to be active on social media while protecting your privacy online

6 years, 1 month ago

How to be active on social media while protecting your privacy online

Last year my personal mobile phone number was published on the Facebook page of a far-right activist with more than 140,000 followers. What to do if your phone number is …

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Google engineers claim that less than 10 percent of users use two-factor authentication on Gmail

7 years, 2 months ago

Google engineers claim that less than 10 percent of users use two-factor authentication on Gmail

Google first rolled out its two-factor authentication feature back in 2011, yet users have failed to adopt the safety measure in large numbers. Despite the growth of sophisticated cyber threats …

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Google’s new ‘Advanced’ accounts keep people much safer online – but they're harder to use

7 years, 5 months ago

Google’s new ‘Advanced’ accounts keep people much safer online – but they're harder to use

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Google is further enhancing its user security tools with improved two-step authentication protocols

7 years, 6 months ago

Google is further enhancing its user security tools with improved two-step authentication protocols

This program is targeted on corporate executives, politicians and celebrities who are most vulnerable to these attacks. In the wake of several cyberattacks and hacks, Google is planning to bring …

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Twitter now supports two-factor authentication through third party applications

7 years, 11 months ago

Twitter now supports two-factor authentication through third party applications

This feature allows Twitter users to use third-party apps, such as Google Authenticator or LastPass Authenticator, to protect their accounts. Twitter quietly released support for third-party two-factor authentication applications enabling …

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Instagram security: How to turn on 2FA and protect yourself from hackers right now

8 years ago

Instagram security: How to turn on 2FA and protect yourself from hackers right now

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WhatsApp update rolls out two-factor authentication for all users, helping keep messages safe

8 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp update rolls out two-factor authentication for all users, helping keep messages safe

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Hackers are using this nasty text message trick to break into people's accounts

8 years, 10 months ago

Hackers are using this nasty text message trick to break into people's accounts

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Twitter boosts security, adds two-step verification for login

11 years, 10 months ago

Twitter boosts security, adds two-step verification for login

Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. Unlike the other Internet companies, though, Twitter will ask users for …

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Twitter boosts security, adds two-step verification for login

11 years, 10 months ago

Twitter boosts security, adds two-step verification for login

Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. Unlike the other Internet companies, though, Twitter will ask users for …

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Dropbox implements two-step verification to enhance security

12 years, 7 months ago

Dropbox implements two-step verification to enhance security

In the wake of a breach that Dropbox suffered earlier this month, the company has added a layer of security for its users’ accounts. The two-step verification is an attempt …

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