Tech giant Google on Tuesday announced that it was expanding its two-step verification (2SV) process auto enrollments for log-ins.

This, according to Google is to enhance the account security of its users and ensure safer Internet when online.

This is in commemoration of the World’s Safer Internet Day, marked on February 8, to keep internet users safe online.

Dawn Dimowo, a spokesperson for Google Nigeria, said in a statement that the two-step verification initiative saw a 50 per cent drop in account breaches.

Mrs Dimowo said the breaches dropped for 150 million Gmail and two million YouTube creator accounts.

According to her, aligning with this year’s global Safer Internet Day theme, “Together for a better Internet”, Google is actively working on new technologies.

Mrs Dimowo said that the technologies would provide a secure, seamless sign-in experience and eliminate reliance on passwords that have turned out to be a major cause of data breaches and phishing attempts.

She said that in 2021, Google accelerated its effort to eliminate password threats by starting to auto-enroll users in 2SV, providing people with an additional layer of security when cybercriminals attempt to hack into their accounts.

Mrs Dimowo said that through the initiative, more than 1.5 billion security checks were done.

According to her, this decrease speaks volumes to how having a second form of verification can be effective in protecting data and personal information.

(NAN)