Phone-Based 2FA: Not so Secure After All
In a time where data breaches have become the norm, there is no such thing as exercising too much caution when it comes to protecting your online assets, including your login credentials and access to accounts. Two-factor authentication (2FA), a method of confirming a user’s identity via combining two factors is widely accepted and recommended by security experts as a necessity for optimum security online. 2FA is a great added security feature to protect your account because an unauthorized individual is unlikely to supply the factors required to successfully gain access.