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Google makes it easier for users to switch on advanced account protection

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google is making it easier for people to lock down their accounts with strong multifactor authentication by adding the option to store secure cryptographic keys in the form of passkeys rather than on physical token devices. Google’s Advanced Protection Program, introduced in 2017, requires …

Google announces new algorithm that makes FIDO encryption safe from quantum computers

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FIDO2 industry standard adopted five years ago provides the most secure known way to log in to websites because it doesn’t rely on passwords and has the most secure form of built-in two-factor authentication. Like many existing security schemes today, though, FIDO faces …