Keeping all your online accounts and passwords secure is a challenge, especially if you don’t use a password manager. That’s why Google plans to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for 150 million users by the end of the year.
Google checks the security of 1 billion passwords every day to prevent its users’ accounts from being hacked. Google does this directly through the password manager built into Chrome, Android and the Google App.
The company’s password manager not only uses the latest security technology to keep your passwords safe on all the sites and applications you use, but also includes a password generator that makes it easy to create strong, unique passwords across all your devices.
Google’s password manager offers enhanced protection on Android smartphones, while iPhone users can choose Chrome to autofill saved passwords in other apps on iOS. The firm also plans to roll out an update that will allow iPhone users to take advantage of Chrome’s strong password generation feature.
While using strong and unique passwords can help protect your online accounts, having a second form of authentication significantly reduces the chances of an attacker gaining access to them. Google has been similarly innovating two-step verification (2SV) for years.
Google, which makes two-factor authentication mandatory for new users, now aims to migrate some of its current users to this system. By the end of 2021, two-factor authentication will be the default setting for 150 million users. This will be accompanied by 2 million YouTube users.
The firm recognizes that two-factor authentication may not be suitable for some users, so it offers the option to opt-out, but still does not give up on its goal of ensuring that users do not depend solely on passwords for security. Users can check how secure their accounts are used by using the Security Checkup option offered by Google.
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