Two-factor authentication is an essential security setting for any online accounts you have. It protects your accounts from falling into the wrong hands and prevents unauthorized access. But if you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 8, 2025: This story, originally published May 7, ...

Google has confirmed that its email verification system was bypassed. In other words, the malicious actors were able to circumvent security protocols. Google has a simple yet highly robust and ...

Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a ...

What's a verification code, and why are they so important? Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process that helps keep your important online accounts secure. For ...

You do not want to get this email. With all the cyber security attacks compromising smartphones and PCs, it would be easy to conclude there’s little you can do to stay safe. But the truth is very ...