The one thing you can do to keep out hackers

Published October 6, 2015 2:20pm ET



If hackers have stolen your password, the FBI would like to remind you that it’s not over yet.

As part of “National Cyber Security Awareness Month,” the FBI is asking the public to use something called “two-factor authentication,” or TFA. Beyond a password, the second factor is a PIN, a location, or even a “biometric,” an FBI alert states.

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