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Title: How to protect your Amazon account with two-factor authentication Post by: HCK on November 19, 2015, 03:00:16 pm How to protect your Amazon account with two-factor authentication
<article> <section class="page"> <p> It’s not clear when it happened, but Amazon recently added two-factor authentication as an login option for your Amazon account. This is a key security measure that's long overdue on a site that handles your credit card information.</p><p> For several years, we’ve encouraged you to add two-factor authentication to your accounts whenever possible, and Amazon is no different. When the new security option is active, signing in is a two-step process. First, you sign-in with your password as usual, then you’ll be required to enter a short code generated by a smartphone authenticator app or received in a text message.</p><p> The advantage is that if your password is compromised by a hacker they won’t be able to access your account without the short code—a much harder proposition.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3006262/security/how-to-protect-your-amazon-account-with-two-factor-authentication.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: How to protect your Amazon account with two-factor authentication (http://www.macworld.com/article/3006262/security/how-to-protect-your-amazon-account-with-two-factor-authentication.html#tk.rss_all) |