--- title: Northampton Computer Repair Blog | 2FA description: 2FA | Our learning center blog is about you the customer. We believe answering questions and helping to educate the consumer about all things IT is what a business should do --- ## [Northampton Computer Repair](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/) 413-341-3571 12 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060 # Our Blog ## [What is two-factor authentication (2FA)? And why you REALLY should use it](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa-and-why-you-really-should-use-it) Posted by [Chris Allard](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/author/chris-allard) on Tue, Apr 07, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hubfs/Lock%20%26%20Circuit.jpg) ](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa-and-why-you-really-should-use-it) The concept is simple, you prove who you are when logging into your accounts by proving two things: something you know (your password) and something you possess (your smartphone, as an example). A lot of users have caught on to [two-factor authentication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication) (AKA multi-factor authentication, or abbreviated as MFA or 2FA) and it's adding a ton of security to an inherently insecure internet.  [Read More](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa-and-why-you-really-should-use-it) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa-and-why-you-really-should-use-it#comments-listing) Tags: [privacy](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/privacy), [Security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/security), [internet security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/internet-security), [remote work](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/remote-work), [encryption](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/encryption), [2FA](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/2fa), [Multifactor authentication](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/multifactor-authentication), [2-factor authentication](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/2-factor-authentication), [MFA](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/mfa) [All posts](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/all) Search for More Posts Find it! ### Subscribe to Email Updates *Disclosure: We may include links in our articles for products and services we recommend, in very few cases we may receive an affiliate referral fee if you purchase or subscribe via our link* ## Our Most Popular Posts | **Kaspersky Lab's Award-Winning Software** **_____________________________________** **Data Security Has Never Been So Easy** **[![How Much Is Your Data Worth to You? Read This Free Guide!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0) ** | ![Kaspersky-boxes-CTA-img](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/hub/166626/file-2268380118.png) | | --- | --- | © 2016 Northampton Computer Repair