#CyberSecurityHintsAndTips - Use Two Factor Authentication
(2FA or MFA) on online accounts whenever possible.

Two factor authentication adds an additional layer of security to your online accounts. To gain access to your account you need to supply a second form of authentication (the account password being the first authentication method).

Usually this second authentication method is on a separate device, usually your mobile phone, but you can use a Password Manager for your 2FA codes.

This means if your password becomes compromised, your account is still secure as the hacker / cyber criminal will not have access to the second authentication method (unless they physically have access to your mobile phone).

It's a bit like having two locks on your front door, one with a key and the other with a combination padlock (and the combination is changing regulary).

Without stealing both the key, and the regularly changing combination to the padlock, the burglar cannot gain access to the property to steal your belongings. Having the key, or the combination, isn't sufficient, you need both.

This second method of authentication usually takes the form of a six digit number that changes every thirty seconds (so even more secure than a combination padlock). Unless the cyber criminal has access to the device that generates these six digit codes, in addition to the account password, they cannot gain access to your online accounts.

Chris

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