You might also see two-factor authentication referred to as multiple-step verification, two-step verification, MFA, 2FV, 2FA …you get the gist, but they are all basically the same thing.ĢFA is a must-have for online banking, email, social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn), password managers (LastPass, MyGlue etc), communications apps (Skype, Teams), Cloud storage accounts (OneDrive, Dropbox, Sync) and online shopping …to name just a few. If your password (the first layer) gets breached, then the hacker would need to have your phone to get past the two-factor authentication layer in order to access the account. In layman’s terms, its basically just an extra layer of security on top of your regular password. In order to tip the security scales back in our favour we need to utilize these invaluable (if slightly more time-consuming ?) tools to gain advantage over the hackers.

With weak or stolen user credentials being used in most digital application attacks, hackers are getting the upper hand. So, I think we can all agree it is not everyone’s favourite security tool Then, what’s this?! Its asking for ANOTHER code. Ok, ok …I don’t HATE it, but it is annoying!Įvery time I want to sign in, firstly I must remember my username and password (with at least 12 characters, numbers, capital letters and symbols it’s so strong, not even I can remember it!).

Lastpass 2 factor authentication setup