SMS verification is a simple and easy way for a service to check that the correct person is trying to access an account. When a person tries to log in to a service, a text message containing a short ...

Starting next month, Twitter says only paid Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as a two-factor authentication method. Free users with the setting already enabled have until ...

Twitter has made a major security change today, having ditched the option of text message two-factor authentication (2FA) for the majority of users. 2FA adds an extra layer of protection by sending a ...

Twitter has ended free two-factor authentication via text message, a crucial tool for users to keep themselves safe from hackers. But there’s an alternative that offers even better security and ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is recommending a new algorithm for authenticating digital data for federal agencies. Called CMAC (cipher-based message authentication code), ...

The massive and numerous data breaches over the last few years prove at least one thing: Passwords alone can’t protect you. And as if to remind you that 2019 will be just as fraught with cybersecurity ...

After a series of high-profile hackings, Twitter last week finally joined the likes of Google and Facebook and introduced two-factor authentication. Users opting to use the new security tool must now ...

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