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Google designed the keys so that they are built on open standards so that they can be used beyond Google product and services. Additionally, the security keys are now available from the Google Store in European countries including Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Now USB-C Titan Security Keys will be available in Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Italy, and the UK. It includes USB-A/NFC/BLE keys that can act as a second form of authentication as part of a two-factor authentication process. Google's Titan security key bundle was launched late last year. “However, for existing users with our Bluetooth Titan Security Keys, these will continue to work with Bluetooth and will continue to work as an NFC key on most modern mobile devices.Google's Titan security keys are going public in more countries around the world, opening up more cybersecurity options for those at ‘higher risk' of targeted cyber attacks.

“Since NFC functionality is now supported by a wide range of Android phones and iPhones, we are discontinuing Bluetooth Titan Security Key and focusing on the easier and more widely available NFC capability,” Google explains in a blog post. The security keys work in conjunction with Google’s Advanced Protection Program, enabling users to enrol the key to their computer or mobile device and use it “like a second lock after your password” to provide an added layer of protection against phishing and account hacking. Previously, only the USB-A version of the key offered NFC functionality for authenticating with Android and iOS devices, but Google has also now added it to the USB-C version as well. Google has added NFC functionality to both of the latest versions of its Titan Security Key, enabling Google account holders to use them as a second layer of authentication when signing into their account or compatible third-party apps and services by tapping the key on their mobile device.

EXTRA SECURITY: The latest Titan Security Keys now have NFC for connecting to most mobile devices