Google has announced that it will automatically allow 2-step verification (2SV) for an additional 150 million accounts at the end of this year.
The company will also need more than 2 million YouTube makers to turn on 2SV.
According to the company, 2SV is one of the most reliable ways to prevent unauthorized access to accounts and networks.
Google says that they are only accounts that register automatically who have the right backup mechanism in place.
What is 2 step verification? With 2-step verification (also known as two factor authentication), you add an extra security layer to your account if your password is stolen.
After you set 2SV, you will enter your account in two steps using your password and phone.
After you enter the password as usual, you also have to enter the code that will be sent to your cellphone through text, voice calls or cellular applications.
How to turn on 2 step verification? To turn on 2SV you have to open a Google Account> In the navigation panel, select Security> Under ‘Enter Google,’ Choose verify 2 steps and then start.
After that, follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
“2SV has become the core for Google’s own security practices and today we make it smooth for our users with a Google prompt, which requires a simple beats on your mobile device to prove it really you try to enter.
And because we know the best way.
To maintain Our user’s security is by turning on our security protection by default, we have begun to configure our user account into a safer state.
At the end of 2021, we plan to register 150 million Google users in 2SV and need 2 million YouTube makers to turn it on.
“The company said in a blog post.
Apart from this, the company also launched features in Google applications that allow you to access all passwords that you save on Google Password Manager directly from the Google App menu.
Google to automatically activate this security step for millions of accounts
