Google beefs up 2-step verification with physical USB Security Key option in Chrome

By iftttpYoHns6
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Google beefs up 2-step verification with physical USB Security Key option in Chrome
Google today announced it is beefing up its two-step verification feature with Security Key, a physical USB second factor that only works after verifying the login site is truly a Google website.

Our Projects

Worth Following

Mike Masnick

Technology and politics

Worth Reading

These 3-D Printed Skeleton Keys Can Pick High-Security Locks in Seconds
One of the hairier unintended consequences of cheap 3-D printing is that any troublemaker can duplicate a key without setting foot in a hardware store.
Posted on: September 11, 2014 6:26 am
Feds only have themselves to blame for Apple and Google’s smartphone encryption efforts
NEW YORK — For the past two weeks, federal agencies and the executive branch have launched a cacophony of critique of Apple and Google for bolstering the encryption on their users’ smartphones.
Posted on: October 7, 2014 4:41 pm
​Facebook launches ThreatExchange: Can information sharing thwart cyberattacks?
Facebook has launched ThreatExchange, a social network of sorts designed to allow companies to share information and intelligence about cyberthreats. The move is the latest example in how an age of cooperation may be emerging as companies increasingly battle cyberattacks of various stripes.
Posted on: February 11, 2015 11:32 am

Free Download

Online Safety Basics

More online safety videos