{"id":4779,"date":"2015-08-30T20:10:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T00:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2015-08-30T20:20:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T00:20:43","slug":"godaddy-two-way-authentication-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/godaddy-two-way-authentication-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"GoDaddy two way authentication : Use it!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that GoDaddy has rolled out two way authentication <strong>internationally<\/strong>, there is no excuse not to use it.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014 and 2015, the proliferation of <strong>domain theft<\/strong> targeted GoDaddy customers in record numbers.<\/p>\n<p>One cannot blame it on anything else than the fact that in pure numbers, GoDaddy is the <strong>biggest domain registrar<\/strong> in the world, and thus, a very inviting target.<\/p>\n<p>Many things have changed since <strong>Bob Parsons<\/strong> moved away from the role of the CEO, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/godaddy-and-two-factor-authentication-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">and for the better.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure, we all miss the references to <strong>buxom females<\/strong> showcasing the GoDaddy &#8216;<em>goodies<\/em>&#8216; during Super Bowl commercials. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Then again, domain investors and businesses alike need to focus on business and revenue, and leave entertaining <em>innuendos<\/em> for the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>To recap: Using the two way authentication at GoDaddy &#8211; <em>despite the lack of a dedicated app as it was originally planned<\/em> &#8211; is the best line of defense against domain thieves and cybercriminals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that GoDaddy has rolled out two way authentication internationally, there is no excuse not to use it. 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