On the occasion of Safer Internet Day , Google revealed how useful its campaign was to “force” users to use authentication two-factor: after one year, over 150 million people enabled 2FA, which resulted in a 50% reduction in compromised Google accounts.
Google's two-factor authentication is very simple to use: when you try to log in on a new device, on your smartphone ( both Android and iOS , if on this last Google apps such as Gmail or YouTube are installed) a screen will be shown on which you will have to accept the new access . Among the other options that can be used for 2FA, we find the physical security keys , to be connected to the new device: this feature has been integrated directly into the phones Android and Google Smart Lock app on Apple devices.
Google then recommends that you periodically check your account's security by following the instructions on this page. In addition, starting next month, you will be able to activate the advanced safe browsing function : this function provides more security protection against web threats at the level of your Google account.
