How to Use two-factor authentication in a Sentence
two-factor authentication
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Among them: Was it protected by a strong password and any form of two-factor authentication?
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
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The report also warns if your master password is weak and zings you for not using two-factor authentication.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
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The most common form of two-factor authentication — or 2FA — relies on text messages.
—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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Without cell phones, people might not be able to use two-factor authentication to get into email and other accounts.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
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The same account also failed to activate two-factor authentication, enabling the hackers to gain easy access once the password had been guessed.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
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Then tap Next Follow the instructions to set up your preferred two-factor authentication (2FA) method.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2023
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The company has added fixes like end-to-end encryption of its audio and video and two-factor authentication to address this issue.
—Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
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Turning on two-factor authentication for your online accounts can be a pain.
—Shara Tibken, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
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A couple of things piqued my interest specifically: On the call, Mizuhara is asked for two-factor authentication, and the phone number (and email) listed on Ohtani’s account belonged to Mizuhara.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Google is streamlining the process of setting up two-factor authentication (2FA).
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 6 May 2024
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Make sure your online accounts are secured and use two-factor authentication.
—Sen Nguyen, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
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All three touted their security features, like two-factor authentication, and how easy their machines are to use.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
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Whenever a two-factor authentication code was needed, St. Felix would read it off the victims' phones to Seemungal.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
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More often than anyone would like to admit, many are taking shortcuts (reusing passwords, disabling two-factor authentication and so on) to make their lives easier.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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That may mean installing limits to your time on certain apps, setting up two-factor authentication or only consuming news through old-school media sources.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Customers can log in to Amazon using just their devices’ biometrics and start shopping without the need to enter a password or follow through with two-factor authentication (2FA) through email or text.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023
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Things such as a fallback password and/or two-factor authentication codes, even codes that are securely stored off device, for example.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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The company also enabled two-factor authentication for all 80 million active Roku accounts, even for users whose information was not part of the breach.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
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Apple adds that its own support representatives will never send its users a link to a website and ask them to sign in, or to provide your password, device passcode, or two-factor authentication code.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 July 2024
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The Tapo app supports two-factor authentication, which is optional.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2024
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For example, a hacker might call a company’s help desk, pretending to be an employee, and ask to reset their two-factor authentication.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
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For instance, demonstrate how using two-factor authentication can help prevent fraud, making users feel safer and more empowered rather than overwhelmed.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Anyone with a social media account on Facebook or Instagram needs to go ahead and turn on two-factor authentication in their privacy settings.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
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Which is why Microsoft, and other vendors, recommend the use of robust passwords and a password manager along with two-factor authentication as protection, or better still, the use of a passkey.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Another simple way to deter these kinds of attacks is by using two-factor authentication.
—Paige Hagy, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
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In July, Snowflake added a feature so account administrators could make two-factor authentication mandatory for all of their users.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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The city has since taken steps to improve its cyber security, including changing passwords and adding two-factor authentication, Gunn said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
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Adding two-factor authentication offers an extra layer of protection by requiring both your password and another proof of identity, such as a one-time code sent to your phone, to access your account.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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The tips include picking a strong password and not sharing it across platforms, keeping an eye out for malicious software, and using two-factor authentication on Facebook and Instagram accounts.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2024
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Enabling two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
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