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For new gmail accounts, Google says it’s moving from SMS to QR

A slight security upgrade, according to one Gartner pro.

GitHub convinced 95% of code contributors to opt into 2FA—and support tickets went down

GitHub’s Mike Hanley explained how the company’s mandatory 2FA rollout went so smoothly.

Google says getting more IT admins involved can prevent account hacks

Two-step verification changes to require double permission.

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After malicious uploads, PyPi makes multi-factor a must

Individual developers are in a more vulnerable position than business users, says a maintainer of the Python code repository.

GitHub now rolling out mandatory 2FA for developers

Over the next year, GitHub will require all code contributors to have at least one of four 2FA methods activated for their accounts.

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Twitter lands itself in the middle of the SMS 2FA debate

Very few Twitter users have two-factor authentication enabled, and most who do use SMS.

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