Friday, May 31, 2013

LinkedIn adds two-step verification as services rush to fight off hackers

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Amid a myriad of Twitter account and website hackings, two-step verification has become an increasingly popular inclusion: just in the last ten days, both Evernote and Twitter have begun rolling it out. Now LinkedIn is the latest to add two-step verification as an optional security feature for its users. If the option is enabled, LinkedIn members will be required to enter both their traditional password and the contents of a text message each time they log into the service on a new device. The feature can enabled through users' security settings page, and it should be available for everyone today.


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4383634/linkedin-adds-two-step-verification-security-option

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