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Are you a blogger who’s been using a stand-alone Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) plugin to enable 2FA on your blog’s login page?
If so, I have great news for you…
The awesome free Wordfence Security plugin will now add Two-Factor Authentication login security to your blog without having to use a separate 2FA plugin!
Question from Carl S.: Hi Rick. Here’s a question that you probably haven’t received before, and I hope you can answer it for me.
I have a cabin up in the mountains and I spend a lot of time there. The cabin has Internet through Hughesnet but there’s no cell service up there at all.
I’ve been wanting to set up two-factor authentication on my online accounts, but I need to be able to access those accounts while I’m at the cabin. The problem is I don’t have cell service there so I wouldn’t be able to use my iPhone to retrieve the login codes.
Do you know of any way I can set up two factor authentication and still be able to access my accounts when I can’t use my mobile phone?
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Have you ever stopped to consider just how important your email account is?
Like most people you probably use email to send messages to friends and family members and receive updates from the various services you’ve signed up for.
But did you know your email account is one of the most import online accounts you’ll ever use?
In fact, after your online banking and other financial accounts, your email account is probably THE most important account you have. [Read more…]
Recording glasses make it possible to capture a moment without holding a phone or setting up a camera. That convenience can be valuable during walks, family activities, travel, creative projects and everyday events that happen too quickly for traditional filming.
Ray-Ban Meta glasses combine a camera, microphones, speakers and voice controls in a familiar eyewear design. A wearer can take a photograph or begin recording with a physical control or a voice command. Because the camera follows the wearer’s natural point of view, the resulting footage can feel immediate and personal. [Read more…]
Facebook accounts are preferred targets of hackers and scammers these days, and it’s easy to see why.
With roughly 3 billion users worldwide, the Facebook community at large offers hackers an enormous opportunity for scamming their way to ill-gotten gains and/or the twisted satisfaction that some receive from wreaking havoc on a massive scale.
It isn’t Facebook’s fault, really. After all, they provide all the technical tools we need in order to keep our accounts safe from hacking attacks. [Read more…]