The massive and numerous data breaches over the last few years prove at least one thing: Passwords alone can’t protect you. And as if to remind you that 2019 will be just as fraught with cybersecurity ...
Google Messages for Web is likely going to augment its authentication system. Instead of scanning a QR code, you’ll authenticate by signing into the same Google account. Finally, it seems you’ll ...
Common methods include texting users a code or using an authenticator app. But on Saturday, the Twitter Support account tweeted, external only Twitter Blue subscribers would be able to use ...
Facebook, PayPal, Microsoft, Twitter, Sony, Uber, Dropbox, Amazon... the list goes on. It’s strikingly ironic—these companies are rightly pushing us to better secure our apps and services with ...
>> YOU ARE WATCHING WCVB. BEN: A BIG CHANGE THIS MONTH FOR TWITTER USERS WHO DON’T SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW BLUE SERVICE. THE COMPANY IS REMOVING TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION THRU TEXT MESSAGES. THAT’S WHEN ...
"We cannot send a text message to this phone number because its operator is not supported," reads one of the messages received by Twitter users. Furthermore, it seems that those who use an ...
Google is to finally phase out the use of text message authentication for logging in to Gmail on laptops and PCs in favour of smartphone camera-scanned QR codes. The shift, it claims, will improve ...
Gmail's DMARC security move is paying off. Update, Feb. 5 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 3, now includes help with applying strict email sender authentication protocols, another new ...