We’re all familiar with the SMS text message based security codes used as a security feature by huge numbers of websites from social networks to email to online payments. This is the feature ...

While SMS-based 2FA codes are convenient, they aren't very secure. If you want to better protect your bank accounts, financial services, and sensitive apps, it’s a good idea to switch to one of ...

An SMS code is a shortened telephone number made available to a particular group of people, such as members of Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus, according to senior Michael Vastola, chief operating ...

Screenshots of the prototype system indicate that SMS verification codes will remain an option for users who want or need them. The company didn't say when it plans to release the new non-SMS 2FA ...

Sounds like SMS short codes, right? But there's a big difference: to get data from the Zoove service, you dial your phone. That is you press a code, like "**coke," then the Talk key. It's just ...

An SMS code is a shortened telephone number made available to a particular group of people, such as members of Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus, according to senior Michael Vastola, chief operating ...

QR code verification is more secure than SMS authentication as there is no message containing an access code. No code means no danger of phishing scams or hackers.

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is ...

Apple streamlined two-factor login confirmations via text message in iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave. But using SMS to validate your login remains problematic because of phone number hijacking. Apple ...

Apple's in-built SMS tool that scans messages for one-time passcode (OTP) and autofill codes is now better at blocking phishing attackers.

The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) this week announced the launch of the Common Short Code (CSC) service. The service allows marketing and similar companies to reserve ...