Google Apps Gets Two-Factor Security 118
judgecorp writes "Passwords alone are not enough to secure access. Many organisations require two-factor authentication with a token. Google just added free two-factor verification to Google Apps, sending a one-off token to the user's mobile phone. It's good to have this for free, and it backs up Google's assertion that cloud apps are more secure — but it doesn't answer how it helps if an intruder is getting into Apps through a lost or stolen phone."
...because it's 2 factor... (Score:3, Informative)
Whoa... REAL Two-Factor Security on the Web?! (Score:1, Informative)
You mean it's not just Wish-it-was-Two-Factor [thedailywtf.com]? Google never ceases to amaze me. Now, how long must we wait before online banks finally get their security model right?
Re:Mobile security (Score:1, Informative)
It does this...you see what privileges it has when you install an app.
Re:Mobile security (Score:3, Informative)
Hey,
I work on the Gmail team. What happened to you is not related to your use or purchase of an Android phone. In fact, the spammer that logged in to your account wasn't using a mobile phone at all. The reason the session shows up as from a mobile device in your recent activity console is that some popular spammer tools identify themselves to our servers as a mobile phone so that it is allowed to use the mobile HTML UI - presumably as it's easier for them to reverse engineer. But it's actually just a program running on a regular computer.
Passwords can be stolen through a variety of means. I suggest you read this post [google.com] in the Gmail support forum for more information on how it might have happened. The top three ways are phishing, keylogger viruses and re-using your Gmail password at other websites that then get hacked (this is very common).
In other words, you shouldn't need the Android anti-virus product and can uninstall it if you want. I have never heard of somebody being infected with an Android virus - just make sure to read the list of requested permissions and you should be OK.
Hope that helps and sorry to hear about your experience, but happy to hear we managed to block it!