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Google account hacks dropped by half after pushing two-step authentication by default

Nudging users toward security works. That’s the top-line finding four months into Google’s initiative to enroll users in two-factor authentication by default, detailed in a blog post to coincide with Safer Internet Day on February 8th. In October 2021, the company announced plans to turn on two-factor authentication by default for 150 million Google users who were not currently using the service and to require 2 million YouTube creators to use it. In the latest post, Google says it

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Google is going to start automatically enrolling users in two-step verification

Google will soon start pushing more Gmail users and Google Account holders to enable two-step verification — the extra layer of security that can protect people when their credentials have been phished or exposed through a data breach.  May 6 is “World Password Day” which is largely about making people less reliant on them for securing online accounts.  Google’s contribution this year is to nudge more people into enabling two-step… Source link

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