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Security Checkpoint Google Authenticator

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Security Checkpoint Google Authenticator App: Join us as we bolster security in our Google Account using MFA and an Authenticator App. We prefer and demonstrate Authy, but you’re welcomed to use the official Google Authenticator or another trusted app like Microsoft Authenticator or Cisco Duo.

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Security Checkpoint shows you how to setup a Google Authenticator App for better security on your account. It’s quick and easy, so why not join us?

Security Checkpoint – is a new series of web videos where we go through and improve our digital privacy and security one step and one minute at a time. These are all great security and privacy practices. You can follow along as Alan goes through his digital life and cleans up data and access.

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Security Checkpoint Google Passkeys

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Security Checkpoint Google Passkeys get us all one step closer to our goal from earlier this year to have secure simple sign ins.

Security Checkpoint Google Passkeys

Annoyed by passwords? Yeah we are too. What if I told you there’s already something better. It’s both more secure and easier to use? What is this magic? Simple, they’re called Passkeys and we highly recommend you use them with your Google account as we show here.

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How is this even possible? Well you can see what we said earlier this year about Passkeys, or go right to the source who’s developing them.

In short, Passkeys use your computer or smartphone device’s built-in security along with a biometric face or touch scan to make more secure multifactor authentication. So forget reusing your pet Fluffy’s name to protect important data. You weren’t still doing that right? Right?

Security Checkpoint – is a new series of web videos where we go through and improve our digital privacy and security one step and one minute at a time. These are all great security and privacy practices. You can follow along as Alan goes through his digital life and cleans up data and access.

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Security Checkpoint Google 2SV

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Enable Google 2SV for Multifactor Authentication

Security Checkpoint Google 2SV can be enable for proactive protection on your Google account.

Google’s 2 Step Verification or Multifactor Authentication adds another layer of security to your Google account that will prevent more hacking attempts than simply using a password.

As we covered previously, authentication is proving you are who you say you are. Therefore, doing it several ways gives us a higher degree of confidence it’s actually you not some unauthorized punk snooping around.

Like other authentication systems it can be: something you know, something you have, or something you are. In the case of Google 2SV we are using a password (something you know) and a smartphone authenticator app or yubikey (something you have).

Security Checkpoint Google 2SV

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Security Checkpoint – is a new series of web videos where we go through and improve our digital privacy and security one step and one minute at a time. These are all great security and privacy practices. You can follow along as Alan goes through his digital life and cleans up data and access.

Need help with your company’s cyber security? Contact us now to see how we can help!

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Security Checkpoint Google Enhanced Safe Browsing

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Enable Google Enhanced Safe Browsing

Security Checkpoint Google Enhanced Safe Browsing can be enable for proactive protection when using Google Chrome or Gmail. Sounds good to us! Be aware that you are trading some privacy for the extra protection though. If you want the official terms and conditions see Google’s page here.

With that awareness this is a great time to remind you of a website called Terms of Service; Didn’t Read or tosdr.org. You can see their entry on Google Chrome. Before you get outraged at their “D” grade ranking be mindful that most commonly used services or technologies get an “E” ranking.

If you’re still concerned about privacy and think twice about using Google Chrome, you can use Brave Browser (which is based on the same underlying technology) and respects your privacy to the tune of a grade “B” on tosdr. Firefox also has a “B” grade and if you’re feeling really nerdy or adventurous you can get a modified version called Waterfox that has an “A” rating!

However if you still want to use Google Chrome and don’t mind sharing a bit more of your data and browsing with Google then Enhanced Safe Browsing is a great way to bolster your security!

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Security Checkpoint – is a new series of web videos where we go through and improve our digital privacy and security one step and one minute at a time. These are all great security and privacy practices. You can follow along as Alan goes through his digital life and cleans up data and access.

Need help with your company’s cyber security? Contact us now to see how we can help!

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Security Checkpoint Google Session Security

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Using Google Session Security Checkup

Security Checkpoint Google Session Security shows us the importance of managing sessions on our digital accounts. Many people have a Google account for work or their personal lives.

Services like Google make things more convenient to you by allowing you to stay logged in longer. Because usability is fundamentally at odds with security this convenience can leave you vulnerable. Fortunately Google also makes it super easy to see and fix by signing out old sessions.

Remember: “When in doubt, log out.”

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Security Checkpoint – is a new series of web videos where we go through and improve our digital privacy and security one step and one minute at a time. These are all great security and privacy practices. You can follow along as Alan goes through his digital life and cleans up data and access.

Need help with your company’s cyber security? Contact us now to see how we can help!

If this post helped you improve your digital security and privacy please like, subscribe, and click the YouTube bell. You’ll be the first to know when we have more tips on Security Checkpoint for twitter and other digital services.