'There is a lot of educating that needs to happen with 2SV.'
The strategy shows the power of a tech giant like Google to provide security by default and fits into a years-long project to move users toward a more robust security model — eventually aiming at aTwo-factor authentication, or “two-step verification” as Google terms it, is a core pillar of this strategy, since account security is significantly increased by the requirement for a physical item like a security key, or phone to receive codes via app or SMS.
According to Google representatives, one of the remaining barriers is a lack of understanding about the full benefits of additional authentication procedures. “There is a lot of educating that needs to happen with 2SV and we want users to understand what it is and why it’s beneficial,” said Guemmy Kim, director of account security and safety at Google.
“We also need to make sure that users’ accounts are set up correctly with a recovery email and phone number so they can avoid account lockouts once 2SV is enforced. We’ve already enrolled users that we deem to be early adopters and whose accounts were 2SV ready,” Kim said. Although the number of web services supporting two-factor authentication has grown steadily, consumer adoption still remains low. Twitter, which rolled out two-factor authentication in 2013, revealed in 2020 that
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