Google's new two-factor authentication scheme is a huge improvement in terms of account security in the public Cloud. But I can't use it for regular day to day use.

Google has confirmed plans to strongarm all Cloud customers to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) starting in 2025.

If you use Google services, and you don't want anyone raiding or wrecking your account and services--not to mention your life--Google two-step verification security is for you.

Google Gets Serious About Two-Factor Authentication. Good! The tech giant wants to push its billions of users—and the rest of the industry—to enable multifactor authentication by default.

Although this only works for Google accounts, it's highly recommended to turn on two-factor authentication on every account that supports it. Passwords aren't entirely a thing of the past, though.

While two-factor authentication can be time-consuming to set up for every account, it's relatively straightforward to set up and use, and well worth the effort.