Facebook Protect and 2FA is about to become the rule for some accounts | TechRadar

Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock) Facebook is finally making 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) the rule for some of its most-at-risk accounts.It’s a smart move, protecting venerable Facebook users, especially those who are looked to for responsible and accurate information – think journalists, politicians, celebrities, and you’ll get the idea. Someone gaining access to any one of these accounts and masquerading as it could have wide-reaching, damaging effects, reported Wired.Why I wonder has this taken so long?Stories of people, in all stations of life, who’ve had critical accounts hacked are all too commonplace. I usually find out when someone sends me a separate email or text exclaiming, “Help! I’ve been hacked!” Worse yet is when they don’t know and I spot the bizarre activity on their Facebook account and send a private note through other channels: “Hey, I think your Facebook’s been hacked.’ 2FA is a simple idea that few people adopt because they see it as annoying or overly complicated. Put simply, whenever you log into a system, you have to prove it’s really you through a secondary device or system, one that can give you a code to apply to that first system. Some 2FA systems use SMS texts to your phone…
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