Security News > 2020 > February > Google Brings Titan Security Keys to More Countries

Google this week announced that users in 10 countries can now take advantage of the hardware based two-factor authentication functionality offered by the Titan Security Keys.

These security keys provide additional security for users at higher risk, including IT administrators, executives, politicians, and activists, as they are often the intended victims of targeted attacks.

Last year, the Internet search giant made the Titan Security Keys bundle with USB-A/NFC and Bluetooth/USB/NFC keys available in the U.S., Canada, France, Japan, and the UK. In October 2019, Google released its USB-C Titan Security Key in the U.S. At the end of January 2020, the company released open source code to allow users create their own security key devices.

The security keys support FIDO standards to deliver strong protection against automated bots, bulk phishing attacks, and targeted phishing attacks, Google also says.

The Titan Security Keys can be used on any site where FIDO security keys are supported for 2FA. Such sites include popular services such as Google, 1Password, Bitbucket, Bitfinex, Coinbase, Dropbox, Facebook, GitHub, Salesforce, Stripe, Twitter, and more.

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