“Turn on 2SV (or we will!
), as it makes all the difference in the event your password is compromised.”
Google has an incentive to nudge its users toward a stronger login system.
It has billions of Gmail, Google Workspace and YouTube account holders.
We forget passwords, pick weak ones and reuse passwords on multiple sites.
It also helps enable a future where we dump passwords altogether.
Their use wiped out successful phishing attacks on Google employees.
Such keys, however, introduce new challenges because they can be complex.
Price is also a factor.
Evencheap security keys cost at least $29.
Another major change in security is the adoption of password managers likeLastPass,1Password,BitwardenandKeePass.
