If you’re still relying on just a password to protect your online accounts, you’re gambling. Passwords get reused. They get leaked in data breaches. They get guessed. And once a criminal has your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Dec. 25, 2024: This story, originally published Dec.

X is warning that users must re-enroll their security keys or passkeys for two-factor authentication (2FA) before November 10 or they will be locked out of their accounts until they do so. In a series ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has emerged as a critical tool to prevent cybercrime. This functionality provides an additional layer of security beyond traditional password-based authentication. By ...

If you haven’t seen your data exposed in a major data breach within the last five years alone, you haven’t been paying attention. Billions of people worldwide have lost their data many times over. 26 ...

Under the new framework, every digital payment must be verified using at least two distinct authentication factors.  India’s ...

RBI 2FA rules from April 2026 will change online payments in India with new OTP, PIN, biometric checks and stronger fraud ...

Malware hackers claim to have cracked Chrome encryption. Google employs numerous tools and tactics to help prevent cookie-stealing hackers from accessing your account and data. On July 30, it revealed ...

Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of defense against hackers—even if your password is stolen or guessed, another checkpoint will block account access. I regularly recommend enabling 2FA as ...

India's digital payments system will see tighter security from April 1, 2026, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) making two ...

RBI new rules for digital payments from April 1, 2026 will change how you pay online. From mandatory two-factor ...