Week 10: Two-Factor Authentication
Two-Factor Authentication Passwords aren’t enough. Even with a unique, 30-character random password stored in your password manager, your account can still be compromised through: Phishing (you enter password on fake site) Keyloggers (malware records your typing) Server breaches (company stores passwords badly) Session hijacking (attacker steals your login session) Social engineering (attacker convinces support to reset password) Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds a second barrier. Even if someone steals your password, they can’t log in without the second factor. ...