MacOS and iOS let you protect your iCloud account and Apple ID with hardware security keys. Hardware security keys and another approach called passkeys offer peace of mind even when it comes to serious attacks like hackers gaining access to LastPass customers' password manager files. Thousands of data breaches have shown the weaknesses of traditional passwords, and hackers now can thwart common two-factor authentication technologies like security codes sent by text message. The technology is part of an industrywide tightening of authentication procedures.
"This takes our two-factor authentication even further, preventing even an advanced attacker from obtaining a user's second factor in a phishing scam." Industry tightens login security "This feature is designed for users who, often due to their public profile, face concerted threats to their online accounts, such as celebrities, journalists, and members of government," Apple said in a statement. And in September, Apple added an iPhone Lockdown Mode that includes new guardrails on how your phone works to thwart outside attacks.Ī big caveat, though: Although hardware security keys and the Advanced Data Protection program lock down your account better, they also mean Apple can't help you recover access. Apple's Advanced Data Protection option arrived in December, giving a stronger encryption option to data stored and synced with iCloud. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, says security keys are the "gold standard" of multifactor authentication.Īpple has been working to tighten security in recent months, stung by iPhone breaches involving NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. The move follows hardware security key support from other tech companies, like Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook parent Meta. That's convenient if you want to keep them at home, at work, on your keychain or in other locations. The company requires you to set up at least two keys, but you can enroll as many as six. Support for the keys arrived Monday with iOS 16.3 and MacOS 13.2, and on Tuesday, Apple published details on how to use security keys with iPhones, iPads and Macs.
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