When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Remote work has become indispensable in today’s interconnected environment. Yet the convenience of working outside a centralized office also expands the potential for cyber threats. This installment ...

Today’s relentless online criminals have made it necessary to not only employ multifactor authentication in securing IT networks and apps, but to make sure that such authentication can also be ...

When it comes to digital safety, setting up an extra layer of security for accounts is heavily recommended. The idea behind this approach, known as multi-factor authentication (MFA), is to ensure that ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This story is personal for 2 Wants To Know. Last night, my phone started buzzing and dinging at 1:15 am. One after another, there was a message from my bank about a special code to ...

Two-factor authentication is a security process that requires users to provide two distinct authentication factors to access an account. By introducing a second layer ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Multi-factor authentication software protects customer accounts from unauthorized access and data breaches. The right platform stops account takeovers while making login easy for legitimate users.

What is Two-Factor Authentication? Two-factor authentication (also known as multi-factor authentication or two-step verification) is an extra layer of protection — more protection than a traditional ...

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 ...

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) significantly strengthens cryptocurrency security by requiring multiple forms of verification. Implementing MFA for cryptocurrency is crucial for protecting exchanges ...