Google is planning to automatically enroll users in two-factor authentication (2FA) to strengthen their security as it dreams of a “simpler and safer future without passwords.”
The tech giant urged users to have the second form of verification in place as it revealed that it will automatically sign them up for it soon through a Google blog on World Password Day, May 6.
“You may not realize it, but passwords are the single biggest threat to your online security — they’re easy to steal, they’re hard to remember, and managing them is tedious,” said Mark Risher, who is Google’s director of product, management, identity and user security.
Risher noted that even the strongest and…
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