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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. For the billions logging into Gmail and Outlook accounts daily, as ...

A new version of the phishing kit Tycoon 2FA, which uses advanced tactics to bypass multi factor authentication (MFA) and evade detection, has been analyzed by threat researchers at Barracuda. Tycoon ...

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 ...

Everyone knows what a password is. But we can’t say the same for two-factor authentication or passkeys, which is a shame because these two security features dramatically boost the safety of your ...

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 ...

Weak Link: Two-factor authentication is designed to harden device security and make unauthorized access even trickier for bad actors. In the imperfect world we live in, however, there's almost always ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Your password is not safe. KELA ...

Security firm Barracuda has reported over a million phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) attacks in 2025. These attacks were powered by known platforms such as Tycoon 2FA and EvilProxy, with the emergence of ...

When a sizeable chunk of online attacks involves weak passwords and unauthorized account access, second-factor authentication (2FA) is one of those magic bullets that can save your digital life from ...