Google announced it will be auto-enrolling 150 million of its users in two-step verification by the end of 2021 while forcing its two million YouTube creators to switch to two-step verification by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AbdelKarim Mardini, Google Chrome Product Manager, and Guemmy Kim, Google Account Security and Safety Director, explained in a blog post that the best way to ensure user safety is to enable security protection by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to requiring two-factor authentication, or 2SV, the tech giant said it verifies the security of 1 billion passwords and strives to protect Google’s Password Manager, which is built directly into Chrome, Android and the Google App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
iOS users can use Chrome to automatically fill in stored passwords, and soon Apple users will be able to access Chrome’s strong password generation, a feature that Apple has introduced on its own devices and platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Google is also adding a feature that allows users to access all passwords stored in the Password Manager directly from the Google app menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Google will provide “over 10,000 high-risk users this year” with additional protection through a partnership with organizations that will allow them to provide free security keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These new services, Google said, represent the future of authentication and protect against vulnerabilities such as click-jacking, pixel tracking and other web and app-based threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ultimately, the tech giant wants all users to have a simple, seamless login experience that includes the best security protection for all their devices and accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n