Microsoft Account two-step verification: What it is and why you want it

[Windows Central]

[h=3]Beginners' Tips Series![/h]Now, more than ever before, people have tons of data about themselves stored online. We have information in emails, bank accounts, social media, and countless other places. And at no other time has all of this data been more at risk.
While we cannot prevent the Targets and Home Depots of the world from being breached and exposing our credit card data, there are some measures that we can take in to help secure our information.
One of the easiest and most effective ways of doing that is by setting up two-step verification in our online accounts, like our Microsoft account.

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