SMS-based two factor authentication has been touted as a way of improving online banking security but Westpac's head of information security disagrees. The National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank ...

The rise of two-factor authentication has made life much harder for hackers, as stealing a password alone is no longer enough to gain access to a system. With two-factor authentication in place, you ...

Google is now planning to phase out the use of SMS authentication for Gmail, and the company is looking towards using other methods that are far safer and more convenient than text messages. Various ...

(CNN) — Twitter Blue subscribers will be the platform's only users able to use text messages as a two-factor authentication method, Twitter announced Friday. The change will take place on March 20.

Google is preparing to phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail users, replacing it with QR code verification, according to a Forbes report. The move is aimed at enhancing ...

Following two weeks of extreme chaos at Twitter, users are joining and fleeing the site in droves. More quietly, many are likely scrutinizing their accounts, checking their security settings, and ...

SMS messaging for two-factor authentication might become a thing of the past. A U.S. federal agency is discouraging its use. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is pushing for the ...

“You can use this puppy for now, but it’s on its way out.” That’s the thought process behind a recent edict from the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggesting that agencies move away ...

Another week gone by, and the place is in cybersecurity shambles again. A years' old hacking issue, unencrypted wireless keyboards, being featured in an upcoming Defcon talk mystifyingly became a hot ...

To non-Twitter Blue subscribers, those users now have 30 days to get on the Blue train or risk having their SMS two-factor authentication turned off. The new policy from Twitter and CEO Elon Musk was ...