You can enable two-factor authentication on Google to provide an added layer of security if, for example, your password is compromised.

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Running Google Authenticator on your mobile device is an effective way to protect your online accounts and logins with two-factor authenticator codes. But in the past, those codes would appear only on ...

With increasing cybersecurity threats , protecting your Gmail account has never been more important. Even if a hacker manages to steal your password, Google ’s two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an ...