The idea behind 2FA is simple. You either have it enabled or you don't. You'd assume that enabled means that your account is ...

In fact, in Standard Notes, your notes and authentication codes live side by side since authenticator functionality is a type of note in the app. The authenticator feature in Standard Notes allows you ...

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I recently started using the Gmail Android app again, and I've been loving it — but only after I changed this one setting.

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If you live in a more populated area, you likely check your doors before bed to make sure they’re locked. The same idea is worthwhile to apply to your vital online accounts, too—verifying that they’re ...

Your inbox could contain real money—or a trap. Here's how to tell a legit settlement notice site from a data-stealing fake.

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When a clickjack attack managed to hijack a passkey authentication ceremony, were password managers really to blame? ZDNET's investigation reveals a more complicated answer.