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.

Starting today, Twitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for all but paying users following a decision that, not unlike other recent moves by the social media giant, has been met ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. For the billions logging into Gmail and Outlook accounts daily, as ...

Everyone knows what a password is. But we can’t say the same for two-factor authentication or passkeys, which is a shame because these two security features dramatically boost the safety of your ...

A new report released today by cloud cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks Inc. details a rapidly evolving phishing-as-a-service kit dubbed Whisper 2FA that’s designed to steal Microsoft 365 ...

GitHub is warning users that they will soon have limited functionality on the site if they do not enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. In emails sent to GitHub users on Christmas ...

Leo is a How-To Writer with Android Police. He is a lifelong Android user and tech hobbyist with an educational background rooted in Public Health. His writing experience ranges from app guides to ...

Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of defense against hackers—even if your password is stolen or guessed, another checkpoint will block account access. I regularly recommend enabling 2FA as ...

GitHub will start requiring active developers to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts beginning next week, on March 13. Once expanded to the ...