Last year, Sergio Caltagirone found himself in a tough spot. While traveling, his phone broke and stopped working completely. With no access to his Google and Microsoft authenticator apps, he lost ...

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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Authenticator apps are increasing in adoption as they add another layer of security to user identity verification. An ITRC study found that more than 1.35 billion individuals had their personal data ...

It's no secret that two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the best ways to keep your various digital accounts secure—that's why everyone from Google to Microsoft to Apple to Twitter gives you 2FA ...

You probably have what seems like a million accounts across the internet these days, right? At least, that’s what it feels like for me — with all these social media, email, and banking accounts, plus ...

On the same day Microsoft is cutting off autofill with its Authenticator app, Proton has announced a potential alternative. Proton Authenticator is a free two-factor authentication (2FA) app available ...

Linux has a new authenticator app, and it’s easy enough for anyone to use Your email has been sent I’ve relied on various authenticator apps for some time. For those that don’t know, an authenticator ...

Last month, a cybersecurity firm discovered the first-ever Android malware that came with the capability to steal the 2FA (two-factor authentication) codes generated by the Google Authenticator app.