Two-factor authentication now available for Microsoft accounts
Two-factor authentication is one of the best things you can do to secure your online accounts. Today, Microsoft is rolling out this important feature for Microsoft accounts—the key to Outlook.com, Windows 8 PCs, SkyDrive, Skype, Office, and more. Here’s how to enable it on yours.
Head over to https://account.live.com/proofs/Manage and sign in to your Microsoft account. Then click on the “Set up two-step verification” link to secure your account and make it harder for hackers to take it over with a stolen password. Then on the Security info page, add your mobile phone number and an alternate email address.
Note that the feature is still rolling out, so you might have to wait a little while before you see the option to turn this on.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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Two-factor authentication is one of the best things you can do to secure your online accounts. Today, Microsoft is rolling out this important feature for Microsoft accounts—the key to Outlook.com, Windows 8 PCs, SkyDrive, Skype, Office, and more. Here’s how to enable it on yours.
