2020 was certainly not a great year for Twitter’s security team, case in point: the infamous high-profile Twitter Bitcoin scam. To recover from this major setback, the company has been hiring top-notch security professionals including Rinki Sethi and Peiter Zatko. As part of Twitter’s efforts to enhance the platform’s security, the company has now added support for hardware two-factor security keys across Android and iOS.
Protecting your account on all of your devices is important. We’ve updated two-factor authentication so you can now log in with your physical security key on Android and iOS, like on desktop. More on how to set up this added security for your account: https://t.co/c7hff75zQd
It is worth noting that Twitter has been supporting hardware two-factor security keys on the web, thanks to WebAuthn protocol. The latest update extends the scope of the feature to mobile versions of Twitter, which is undoubtedly a welcome addition. If you don’t have a hardware security key yet, you’re in luck. One of the leaders in hardware 2FA keys, Yubico, is offering a $10 discount on their hardware 2FA solution Yubikey. You can use the code ‘TWITTER10’ during checkout to avail the discount.
