Our global Cyber Awareness System focuses on protection for Google Accounts.

Connectikpeople.co, soon #Retinknow recalls that Google has released a new layer of protection for Google Accounts. Under the name of 2-Step Verification , this second factor aims to make it much harder for a hacker who has your password (don’t have your phone) to access your account.

Based on Security Key , a physical USB second factor that only works after verifying the login site is truly a Google website, not a fake site pretending to be Google.

It is exciting to observe that rather than typing a code, you can just insert Security Key into your computer’s USB port and tap it when prompted in Chrome. You sign into your Google Account using Chrome and Security Key.

Security Key and Chrome incorporate the open Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) protocol from the FIDO Alliance.

Available for Chrome OS, Windows, Mac OS or Linux, Connectikpeople.co, soon #Retinknow encourages users and administrators to learn more here.