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The strongest defense against phishing with a security key

Even the most security-conscious users can be tricked by a sophisticated phishing attack. To protect you from this threat, Advanced Protection goes further than traditional 2-Step Verification.

In addition to a password to sign in to your Google Account, it requires you to use a physical security key. Even if you do fall for a phishing attack that discloses your info, unauthorized users won’t be able to access your account.

What is Phishing?

Phishing is a common technique that can be used to trick you into giving away your username, password, 2-Step Verification code, or other personal information. Phishing attacks can happen through a variety of channels, including email, telephone, text message, or in apps.

Safeguard your data by limiting access to it

When you sign up for new apps or services, you are sometimes asked to give access to data in your Google Account. Usually this doesn’t pose a risk, but sophisticated attackers could compromise or impersonate an app or service to gain access to your personal data. To help protect you, Advanced Protection allows only Google apps and select third-party apps permitted by your admin to access your emails and Drive files.

Apple’s Mail, Calendar, and Contacts apps and Mozilla’s Thunderbird will continue to be able to access your Google data as normal.

How does Advanced Protection defend against phishing?

In addition to a password to sign in to your Google Account, Advanced Protection requires you to use either a physical security key or your Android 7.0+ phone’s built-in security key. Security keys are the most secure form of 2-Step Verification.

Even if you do fall for a phishing attack that discloses your username and password, an unauthorized user won’t be able to access your account without one of your security keys.

Get started with Advanced Protection

To enroll, you’ll need to purchase two security keys and register them to your Google Account.
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