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Your passwords suck, so Google will turn on two-factor security for you Chris Davies - May 6, 2021, 10:29am CDT Google plans to enable two-factor authentication by default, automatically pushing users to safer security settings given the risks of relying solely on a password to protect your account. Currently, the system – also known as 2FA, two-step verification, or 2SV – is optional for Google accounts, though recommended. It works, as the name suggests, by adding a second layer of security to your existing password. While that’s still required, along with your ac...

About SC Media SC Media > Home > Sponsor Content > How to Address Your Biggest Risk: Extend User Security Beyond Training and Education Publish Date How to Address Your Biggest Risk: Extend User Security Beyond Training and Education Your end users are your biggest source of risk. To mitigate this risk, you train and educate your users on security policy, but training and education is not enough. Over the past year you might have watched your users: Adopt widespread BYOD and shadow IT assets  Proliferate large amounts of sensitive data and files   And constantly switch between wo...