Articles tagged: SMS
How to Protect Yourself From a Two-Factor Hack
Two-factor authentication isn’t perfect, but it’s much better than not using it at all. Here are the various risks and what you can do to protect yourself.
Why ANY Two-Factor Is Better than No Two-Factor
Headlines are proclaiming that two-factor authentication has been hacked. That in no way means you shouldn’t use it. Your account is still much safer with two-factor enabled.
What Is Smishing?
Smishing is simply text-messaging spam. Learn to recognize and respond appropriately to it.
I Lost My Phone With My Second Factor for Authentication. How Do I Recover?
My phoned died, and with it, all the two-factor authentication methods I’d used it for. Here’s how I recovered.
Yes, SMS Two-Factor Authentication is Broken; Use it Anyway
SMS messaging has some serious security vulnerabilities, but does that mean you should always avoid it? No.
Sending Text Messages Using Your Computer
There are several approaches to exchanging messages via text, ranging from traditional SMS text messaging to many popular messaging applications and services.