U.S. Social Security Administration

SSA.GOV To Require Stronger Authentication

Posted on May 10, 2017 by BrianKrebs

The U.S. Social Security Administration will soon require Americans to use stronger authentication when accessing their accounts at ssa.gov. As part of the change, SSA will require all users to enter a username and password in addition to a one-time security code sent their email or phone. In this post, we’ll parse this a bit more and look at some additional security options for SSA users. Continue reading SSA.GOV To Require Stronger Authentication→

SSA: Ixnay on txt msg reqmnt 4 e-acct, sry

Posted on August 16, 2016 by BrianKrebs

The U.S. Social Security Administration says it is reversing a newly enacted policy that required a cell phone number from all Americans who wished to manage their retirement benefits at ssa.gov. The move comes after a policy rollout marred by technical difficulties and criticism that the new requirement did little to prevent identity thieves from siphoning benefits from Americans who hadn’t yet created accounts at ssa.gov for themselves. Continue reading SSA: Ixnay on txt msg reqmnt 4 e-acct, sry→