Apple is cleaning up account security in macOS High Sierra

Keeping your smartphone and laptop protected from digital miscreants is no easy task, but Apple is here — albeit belatedly — to lend a hand. Starting with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, the Cupertino-based tech giant is upgrading the options it gives users to secure their accounts. 

The coming of the new operating systems signal the future death of what Apple calls "two-step verification." Don't fret, however, as anyone using that system will be automatically updated to what its replacement: two-factor authentication. And that's a good thing.