Authy was founded in 2011 by Daniel Palacio after a series of high-profile password breaches that compromised user accounts. As a member of Microsoft's Windows security team, Palacio recognized the need for two-factor authentication to protect consumers from account takeovers. To make it easy for website administrators to add two-factor authentication, Authy turned it into a cloud service that connects to their API, eliminating the burden on IT staffs. The company chose Twilio's cloud communications platform as its solution, citing its industry-leading uptime and international reach, ease of use, and scalability. With Twilio, Authy can reliably deliver security codes via text message or voice to customers in 150 countries and multiple languages, making it a reliable and secure two-factor authentication solution.