A Google account sits at the heart of the internet experience for billions of users worldwide. Protecting it is paramount if services such as Gmail, Google Docs and Google Photos are to remain secure. This is why a new Google update impacting how two-factor authentication is enabled could be a pivotal moment for millions. Complexity is the enemy of security, at least when it comes to the end-user engaging with more secure ways of doing things.
Google doesn’t implicitly mention the downsides of using SMS or voice messages as a verification factor in the announcement, but it does in a linkedwhich warns users “Although any form of 2-Step Verification adds account security, verification codes sent by texts or calls can be vulnerable to phone number-based hacks.”
The new 2FA update from Google means that users no longer have to enter a telephone number as a second factor just to switch the security system on. Instead, users will now be able to choose which second-factor methods they want to use, crucially, before enabling 2FA itself. So, rather than being forced into adding the relatively insecure SMS method, you will now be able to remove it from the security equation altogether.
Google has said that the update should be available to all users, both Workspace customers and personal Google account holders, by May 9 at the latest. One thing that Google has flagged regarding the change is that whereas before the update, “all second factors would be removed when the user turned 2SV off,” that’s no longer the case.
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