As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include additional information about the Open-Architecture Data Repository and NOAA’s supercomputing improvements. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Security on the internet has become more important with each passing year. It seems like every other month there is a major data breach from major retailers or online properties. One of the key things ...

Have you ever heard about Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? Maybe not, but chances are you’ve been using it without even knowing. You see, MFA in the eyes of many is viewed as the gold standard for ...

Privacy-focused productivity tool company Proton released a new authenticator app today, allowing users to log in to services using dynamically generated two-factor ...

Adding multi-factor authentication (often called two-factor authentication, or 2FA) to high-value online accounts is one of the most important security precautions you can take. It takes just a few ...

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If you aren’t already protecting your most personal accounts with two-factor or two-step authentication, you should be. An extra line of defense that’s tougher than the strongest password, 2FA is ...

GitHub announced that two-factor authentication will be available to all users through GitHub Mobile this week. In a blog post, GitHub's Berk Veral said GitHub Mobile 2FA will be available to all ...

Everyone in security will tell you need two-factor authentication (2FA), and we agree. End of article? Nope. The devil, as always with security, is in the details. Case in point: in the last few weeks ...

Two-factor authentication on Facebook adds an extra level of security to your social media account by connecting it with another device. If someone tries to sign in from an unfamiliar device, the ...