Proton, which is known for privacy-focused productivity tools, has launched a 2FA app called Proton Authenticator. This two-factor authentication adds a second layer of defence when logging into your ...

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 ...

In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

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Your business accounts have tons of private data you don’t want hackers to see. Although two-step verification (2FA) keeps hackers out, you can’t rely on texts to prove your identity. Hackers can ...

In this digital age where most of our identities are linked to online services and social media platforms, the matter of security has gotten increasingly more important. This is why most services that ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is essential for securing your accounts these days. It isn’t enough to have a password anymore. Between password leaks, and weak and reused passwords, it’s too easy for ...

Authenticating apps is an annoying but seemingly necessary feature of modern life. Lots of apps now require it and various apps are trying to get us to use their authenticator services. All except ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...

Proton has launched a new 2FA app, called Authenticator. This is an open-source app that offers multi-device sync, the ability to export/import 2FA tokens, and end-to-end encryption. The app is ...