How to Use two-factor authentication in a Sentence

two-factor authentication

noun

• Among them: Was it protected by a strong password and any form of two-factor authentication?
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
• The report also warns if your master password is weak and zings you for not using two-factor authentication.
  — PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
• The most common form of two-factor authentication — or 2FA — relies on text messages.
  — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• Without cell phones, people might not be able to use two-factor authentication to get into email and other accounts.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• The same account also failed to activate two-factor authentication, enabling the hackers to gain easy access once the password had been guessed.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
• Then tap Next Follow the instructions to set up your preferred two-factor authentication (2FA) method.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2023
• The company has added fixes like end-to-end encryption of its audio and video and two-factor authentication to address this issue.
  — Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
• Turning on two-factor authentication for your online accounts can be a pain.
  — Shara Tibken, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
• Make sure your online accounts are secured and use two-factor authentication.
  — Sen Nguyen, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• All three touted their security features, like two-factor authentication, and how easy their machines are to use.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• More often than anyone would like to admit, many are taking shortcuts (reusing passwords, disabling two-factor authentication and so on) to make their lives easier.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Customers can log in to Amazon using just their devices’ biometrics and start shopping without the need to enter a password or follow through with two-factor authentication (2FA) through email or text.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023
• The company also enabled two-factor authentication for all 80 million active Roku accounts, even for users whose information was not part of the breach.
  — Emilia David, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
• For example, a hacker might call a company’s help desk, pretending to be an employee, and ask to reset their two-factor authentication.
  — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• Anyone with a social media account on Facebook or Instagram needs to go ahead and turn on two-factor authentication in their privacy settings.
  — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
• Another simple way to deter these kinds of attacks is by using two-factor authentication.
  — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
• The city has since taken steps to improve its cyber security, including changing passwords and adding two-factor authentication, Gunn said.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
• Clearly, she also has not been bothered to protect her Facebook account using two-factor authentication.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2023
• Speaking of surveillance business models, Meta has updated the way two-factor authentication works on Facebook.
  — WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
• Users have also previously reported issues with the app’s two-factor authentication tool, seeing replies listed above a tweet rather than below it and seeing old tweets show up repeatedly in their feed or mentions.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 24 May 2023
• The grounds for account deletion are security-based, with older, dormant, accounts being far more likely to get compromised due to poor password protection and lack of two-factor authentication.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• Teach them how to create (and keep secret) strong passwords for social media accounts, set up two-factor authentication, and practice basic smartphone security.
  — Pia Ceres, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
• The text messages asking Moss to authenticate her account were authentic: they were sent by Chase Bank as part of its two-factor authentication system, designed to enhance customer security.
  — Anna Werner [e-mail], CBS News, 26 May 2023
• Users complained about two-factor authentication not working.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
• Unattended accounts often rely on old or re-used passwords, receive fewer security checks by users and are 10 times more likely not to have two-factor authentication set up, Google's internal data shows.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023
• This can include going through the accounts and checking settings for who has access to them, removing devices connected to accounts, using secure passwords, and setting up measures such as two-factor authentication.
  — WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
• Parents can ensure their kids enable two-factor authentication and set strong passwords to protect their photos and personal information.
  — Teresa Huizar, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
• The technique typically involves spoofing the target’s phone number in a way that allows the hacker to intercept text messages in order to circumvent protections like two-factor authentication.
  — Matt Novak, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• Since those accounts are also likely to have two-factor authentication, some security experts believe the spate of hijacks suggest a broad vulnerability or new technique is in play.
  — Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
• There’s also two-way audio, two-factor authentication, and accurate detection to alert you about people, animals, and vehicles.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 11 July 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024