Security News > 2020 > February > Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA

Nest owners, if you aren't already flying with two-factor authentication on your accounts, get ready for Google to push you into spreading those security wings.

On Tuesday - which, appropriately enough, was Safer Internet Day - Google announced that in the spring, it will start forcing users of its Nest webcams and other products to use 2FA to secure their accounts.

Nest users who haven't yet enrolled in the 2FA option or migrated to a Google account will be required to take an extra step by verifying their identity via email, Google said in a blog post.

Google said on Tuesday that Google accounts already come with protection against credential-stuffing, but earlier this year, it began applying an anti-stuffing-attack technology on Nest accounts that haven't migrated to Google accounts.

Migrating to a Google account gets you more security features, and it lets you integrate the products so you can issue "OK, Google" commands to your Nest devices, such as telling Google to turn up the heat.

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