A Google account sits at the heart of the internet experience for billions of users worldwide. Protecting it is paramount if services such as Gmail, Google Docs and Google Photos are to remain secure.

If you have Twitter's SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) method turned on, but you haven't paid for Twitter Blue, you've probably been getting nagging messages from Twitter about it going away.

Twitter announced plans to pull a popular method of two-factor authentication for non-paying customers last week. Not only could this make your account more vulnerable to attack, but it may even ...

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This piece first appeared on Medium and is republished here with the permission of the author. It reveals a limitation in the way Apple approaches two-factor authentication, or “2FA,” which is most ...

SMS two-factor authentication is no longer available on Twitter, unless you pay for Twitter Blue. Fortunately, if your an iPhone user, there's a better option anyway. With more than a decade of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Dec. 25, 2024: This story, originally published Dec.

Facebook has confirmed it does in fact use phone numbers that users provided it for security purposes to also target them with ads. Specifically a phone number handed over for two factor ...

Back in May of last year, we reported on a new campaign by Google to increase user account security through a number of methods. As part of this campaign, Google announced its plans to drive people to ...

The platform warns users of on-premises versions to upgrade to the latest versions; SaaS and web versions have been patched.

Why 2FA is failing and what should be done about it Your email has been sent Jack Wallen details a recent hack and why he believes one aspect of two-factor ...