The security of your Gmail email, and by extension the entire Google account attached to it, is very important. It's imperative you don't make it easy for hackers to get in and extract data that can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 25, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Google has become the latest online platform to introduce a blue checkmark verification, in this case for its email service. The blue checkmark will only be available to a select handful of Gmail ...

Google patched a hole in its Gmail verification system last week that allowed an attacker to hijack a targeted Google Gmail account. Google patched a hole in its Gmail verification system last week ...

Gmail users do not properly think about their security, according to Google. Less than 10 percent of Gmail users have enabled 2-step verification on their account. 2-step is another layer of security ...

Since beating the drum two days ago on the importance of protecting your Gmail account with Google's free "2-step verification" system, I've received a torrent of messages with "how do I do this?" or ...

Every time Steve publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...