Security News > 2020 > February > Ring Makes 2-Factor Authentication Mandatory Following Recent Hacks

Following several recent reports of hackers gaining access to people's internet-connected Ring doorbell and security cameras, Amazon yesterday announced to make two-factor authentication security feature mandatory for all Ring users.

Until now, enabling the two-factor authentication in Ring devices was optional, which definitely would have prevented most Ring hacks, but of course, many never bothered to enable it.

Ring's announcement comes a week after Google announced it will require two-factor authentication for all Nest accounts that aren't connected to a Google account.

The company recently also added a login notification feature for Ring accounts that aims to alert users anytime someone successfully logs into their account from a new device or browser.

"You can now opt-out of sharing your information with third-party service providers for the purpose of receiving personalized ads. If you opt-out, Ring will not share the information required to serve you personalized ads, though you may still see non-personalized Ring ads from time to time," the company said.

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