ASEOHosting Advises Users To Use Two-Factor Authentication

ASEOHosting which is a well known supplier of several IP hosting as well as EU and US dedicated SEO servers advised users to make the most out of the added security supplied by the two-factor authentication wherever applicable.

Identity theft as well as website hacking are considered as serious issues. There is hardly a week where news does not showcase reports of huge password databases being stolen that failed to provide the security information of users. Due to the large number of passwords that fell to the hands of hackers, they presently possess a superior statistical model of the kind of passwords many people use. It simply means that a lot of individuals are at risk in having their passwords stolen.

There are major methods of identity verification. It can make use of something users are familiar with such as passwords, something that they have such as a device or something they possess such as biometric data. With ASEOHosting, they believe that at the current status, a single option is not adequate and they can entice users to make use of two-factor verification if possible.

The two-factor authentication can be utilized with both Facebook and Gmail and many more. It depends on a both a password as well as an item of personal property such as a tablet or smartphone. Once a log-in from a new device is carried out, the services will transmit the data to the mobile phone through a special application or an SMS, where users can utilize to verify their identity.

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