Something that cannot be easily stolen or accessed remotely. So what is that “other” thing that you need to secure access to your account? It might be something you have in addition to something you know. If any of that data is synced with a cloud, the data will be shared with something other than just your device. Today, smartphones store excessive amounts of information. There is no lack of horror stories floating on the Internet, ranging from leaking private photos to suddenly losing access to all data and devices registered on a certain account. We covered the risks related to passwords more than once. Yet we still strongly believe that, however good a password you have to encrypt your local documents or NAS drives, any remotely popular online service absolutely requires an additional authentication factor. Who am I to tell you to use two-factor authentication on all accounts that support it? This recommendation coming from someone whose business is supplying law enforcement with tools helping them do their job might be taken with a grain of salt by an average consumer.
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