Security News > 2019 > April > Android 7.0+ Phones Can Now Double as Google Security Keys
2019-04-11 16:14
Google this week made it easier for Android users to enable strong 2-factor authentication (2FA) when logging into Google's various services. The company announced that all phones running Android 7.0 and higher can now be used as Security Keys, an additional authentication layer that helps thwart phishing sites and password theft.
News URL
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/04/android-7-0-phones-can-now-double-as-google-security-keys/
Related news
- Google Adds New Pixel Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks (source)
- Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection (source)
- Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims (source)
- Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data (source)
- Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns (source)
- How to enable Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Android (source)
- Google Warns of Actively Exploited CVE-2024-43093 Vulnerability in Android System (source)
- Google claims Big Sleep 'first' AI to spot freshly committed security bug that fuzzing missed (source)
- Google patches actively exploited Android vulnerability (CVE-2024-43093) (source)
- Google fixes two Android zero-days used in targeted attacks (source)