My new iPhone has arrived. It has been three years since I last switched, and I don't remember what I did or in what order. I have only heard stories about people who 'wiped their old phone and lost ...

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) ...

Passwords alone are no longer enough. Data breaches, phishing attacks, and credential-stuff bots have made two-factor authentication (2FA) a baseline requirement for anyone who worries about their ...

There’s a new authenticator app to take away market share from the corporate authenticators offered by Google and Microsoft. Two things can be true about true-factor authentication (2FA). One, the ...

2FA authenticator apps add an extra layer of security to your accounts. Explore the best options for seamless protection and peace of mind. Authenticator apps are increasing in adoption as they add ...

Unless you’re using passkeys, two-factor authentication should be considered a must for security and privacy. If your primary access to the internet is your phone, you are probably using a tool like ...

Bitwarden has just launched a new multi-factor authenticator app called Bitwarden Authenticator, which is available for iOS and Android devices. The app uses time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deciding whether to use a password manager or an authenticator app can be confusing. Here are some things you need to ...