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Google’s Two Step Verification Reduces Account Hacks

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The search engine announced at the end of 2021 that it would automatically enable two-step verification (2SV) for its 150 million users to increase security on its platform. According to Google, accounts with 2SV are less likely to be hacked compared to accounts protected with just a password.

 

Google said, “This decrease speaks volumes to how effective having a second form of verification can be in protecting your data and personal information. And while we’re proud of these initial results, and happy with the response we have received from our users and the community.

“We’ll continue our 2SV auto enrolments, make signing in even more seamless, and spread awareness on all of the ways we make every day safer with Google.”

Two-step verification (2SV) is a method taken by a user to secure the user’s account, information, and credentials which provides an extra layer of security. The user has to provide a password first then a different factor which could either be a security token or biometrics.

The user will receive a one-time code delivered via SMS or a code generator app. Users could also purchase a physical authenticator key such as Titan Security Key which has to be plugged into the user’s device before access can be granted into the user’s account.

This extra layer of security makes it much more difficult for a hacker to have unauthorized access to a users’ account. The company has also advised its YouTube creators to enable their 2SV by the end of 2022.

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