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Instagram finally allows third party authenticator apps, here’s how it works

Instagram has announced a bunch of changes in its effort to make the platform more secure.

Facebook strengthens its two factor authentication and you don't need for a phone number for it: Here’s how it works

Here’s a step by step guide how you can now use both mobile number and an authenticator app to setup two factor authentication feature on your Facebook app.

Google engineers claim that less than 10 percent of users use two-factor authentication on Gmail

Google first rolled out its two-factor authentication feature back in 2011, yet users have failed to adopt the safety measure in large numbers.

This is the story of how WhatsApp went from status updates to world domination in just 8 years

For a good portion of its existence, WhatsApp was available on ancient phones, as well as feature phones, which made communication democratic and cheap.

Google now lets you sign in to email using a smartphone instead of a password

Google can now be configured to send a prompt to your phone for login authentication, instead of entering a password.

Hackers using social engineering to bypass two factor authentication

Hackers are sending text messages posing as technology services to scare people into sending them the authentication code that can compromise their accounts.

Sony to finally add two-factor authentication to the PlayStation Network

Five years after the PSN breach, Sony is finally planning to add 2-factor authentication to the network.

ESET announces updated two-factor authentication application

With this new release, ESET provides ultra-secure access to business critical applications, such as Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Dynamics.

Uber India rants against the RBI compliance, but is it overlooking its own mistakes?

Uber has blamed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a slow conversion of customers from credit cards to a wallet system, which was incorporated after the RBI made the two-step authentication process mandatory for all transactions taking place in India.