Users will be immediately enrolled in two-step verification (2SV), also known as two-factor authentication, by Google. Google announced the progress in a blog post. Google now offers its customers the option of enrolling in two-step authentication, which prompts them on their mobile after logging in to confirm that they are the ones who are actually signing in to their account. According to Google, this is an effort to improve security since passwords are the single greatest threat to online safety.

People try to make their passwords long and complex to make them more difficult to break, according to Mark Risher, Director of Product Management, Identity and User Security at Google, in a blog post. When people use the same password for different accounts, this may pose a security risk. According to Risher, 66% of Americans confess to using the same login on different websites. To get around this, Google added a second method of authentication in addition to the password. If users' passwords are properly installed, it will automatically enroll them in 2SV, or two-factor authentication, in the near future.

Google only allows users to enroll in 2SV, but it will soon make this feature available for all users. The search engine giant has not stated that this move will take effect.