I have long encouraged the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts whenever possible (for more about the difference, see “Two-Factor Authentication, ...

Multi-factor (MFA) authentication can boost account security, but you should be on the lookout for malicious prompts that give bad actors the codes they need to log in easily.

While the first Android 15 developer preview was a bit underwhelming, new features still seem to be in the pipeline. One of those new additions may be the ability for Android to automatically hide ...

Following two weeks of extreme chaos at Twitter, users are joining and fleeing the site in droves. More quietly, many are likely scrutinizing their accounts, checking their security settings, and ...

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Two-factor authentication (2FA) is what happens when you enter your username and password, only to be hit with the dreaded ...

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is one ...

SMS verification is a simple and easy way for a service to check that the correct person is trying to access an account. When a person tries to log in to a service, a text message containing a short ...

In an email conversation with Forbes published in a story on Sunday, Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer described this upcoming change. Instead of entering your number and getting a six-digit code ...

When people's tickets were stolen from their Ticketmaster accounts, CBS News Philadelphia got answers. We helped track down a pair of Philadelphia Eagles tickets, and after our report last week, some ...

Algebraic manipulation detection (AMD) and authentication codes represent a critical class of cryptographic primitives aimed at ensuring the integrity and authenticity of information. These codes are ...

Scope Technologies Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF) (FSE: VN8) ("Scope Technologies" or the "Company") has acquired Plurilock ...