SlickLogin takes a lot of the effort out of the two-step verification process. The idea is that once you sign into a website with your username and password, the computer would emit a high-frequency sound that humans can’t hear — but your smartphone can. It would recognize the signal and send a message back to the computer verifying the user’s identity.

The only thing that you would need to do? Hold your phone next to your computer. No need to unlock it, or enter a code of any kind. Two-step verification isn’t a security panacea, but considering the number of recent high-profile hacks — from Kickstarter to the massive Target breach — anything that makes the process easier is a step forward.