April 6, 2025: 2-Step Verification Enforcement
Beginning Apr 6, 2025, 2-Step Verification will be enforced for all 710 Labs Leadership.
Upon signing into your Google account, you will receive the following prompt:
Until enforcement begins, you can click on the "Do This Later" option at the bottom of the screen. However, to ensure you aren't locked out of your Google Account, you will need to enable 2-Step Verification for your Google Account.
Enabling 2-Step Verification
1. Begin by logging into your Gmail account. Click on your Profile Manager, then select Manage Account.
2. Click on the Security Tab.
3. Scroll down to "How you sign in to Google". Ensure you have a Recovery Phone and Recovery Email setup FIRST.
4. Once Recovery Phone/Email is set, click on 2-Step Verification.
5. Scroll down to the "Second Steps" window and select "Authenticator".
6. Click on "Set Up Authenticator".
7. A QR Code will appear -- we'll need to download the Google Authenticator app from the App store now.
Google Authenticator Mobile App Setup
1. Search and download the Google Authenticator Mobile App.
2. Sign In > When prompted to Save Codes to this Account, tap "Allow"
3. Tap "Add a Code" > Scan A QR Code
4. Scan the QR Code on the Screen and the Authentication Codes will populate within the Authenticator App.
Finishing 2-Step Verification Setup
1. After Scanning the QR Code and adding the Authentication Codes to your app, please click "Next"
2. Enter the Authentication Codes as it appears in the app. Then, Click Verify.
3. You'll be brought to this screen once verified. Click the blue "Turn On" button.
4. Then, click "Turn On 2-Step Verification".
5. Finally, you'll receive this pop-up message, confirming that 2-Step Verification has successfully been enabled.