When the Feds decide you need better security New requirements for accessing the Criminal Justice Information System database require two-factor authentication, and if you’re in law enforcement, CJIS ...

Google is rolling out a significant update to its two-factor authentication (2FA) system, offering users a more streamlined and secure login experience. This update, already being distributed to ...

Editor's note: TrustDefender has since withdrawn its claims that the two-factor authentication system is vulnerable. Read ZDNet Australia's update on this issue for more details. Two-factor ...

Two-factor authentication is a cornerstone of modern digital security, protecting banking, email and many other kinds of accounts worldwide. Now scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in ...

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 ...

Two-factor authentication adds a barrier between whoever's logging in and the account by requiring authentication in two ways, such as a computer and phone. This ...

I don't mind two-factor authentication per se. Unfortunately, all the two-factor systems that I've seen are highly proprietary. If you don't run Windows, or if the vendor goes out of business, or if ...

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 ...

Systems uses password as first factor, recognizes computer as second factor PALO ALTO, Calif. -- PassMark Security announced the Internet's first two-factor ...

Some Twitter users said its two-factor authentication system was temporarily down on Monday. This left them locked out of their accounts, they said. New owner Elon Musk had tweeted on Monday that he ...

Our present system of usernames and passwords is just not secure enough. How many of you use the same password on multiple sites? How many of you have a password that can be guessed based on one of ...