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Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is making it tougher for computer hackers and other imposters to break into e-mail accounts and other password-protected services.
“For the first time, we’re making it possible for organizations large and small to use this technology in just a few clicks for free,” Google said in the announcement. “In the coming months, we’ll also be offering this same security to our hundreds of millions of individual Google users.”
An additional security measure introduced Monday will require typing a six-digit code after an accountholder’s Google password is entered. The codes will be sent to people’s mobile phones.
The two-step login means it will take more than a password to get into an account.
“This makes it much more likely that you’re the only one accessing your data: even if someone has stolen your password, they’ll need more than that to access your account,” Google said Monday in its enterprise blog. “You can also indicate when you’re using a computer you trust and don’t want to be asked for a verification code from that machine in the future.”
The extra protection initially will be offered to companies and government agencies subscribing to a Google service that provides e-mail and other office applications. Google Inc. also is offering the added security to schools that rely on Google to run their e-mail.
People using Google’s free Gmail service will be able to make the security codes part of their login process within the next few months.
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