We're at a crossroads where authentication protocols and mechanisms need a complete refresh to combat the security breaches involving the exploitation of vulnerabilities, social engineering attacks ...

Novel cyberattacks and significant innovation in user authentication give agencies both the motivation and the means to achieve a passwordless user experience. Passwords get a lot of hate, and most of ...

Kevin Orr, president of RSA Federal, said the current cybersecurity landscape requires government agencies to adopt passwordless authentication to protect their ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec No one likes passwords, whether workers or cybersecurity leaders. Now, more companies are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The newly published 2026 ID IQ Report from RSA, amongst other ...

The company is trying to get everyone to get rid of passwords, eventually. The company is trying to get everyone to get rid of passwords, eventually. is a former news writer for The Verge. After ...

Microsoft has announced that all new Microsoft accounts will be "passwordless by default" to secure them against password attacks such as phishing, brute force, and credential stuffing. The ...

Most online applications today require a password. According to recent research, the average person must juggle 168 passwords. For many online users, remembering and ...

As a concept, passwordless authentication has all but been universally embraced. In practice, though, CISOs find it difficult to deploy — especially that last 15%. Fortunately, creative workarounds ...

Dashlane now lets you login to its password manager with a passwordless passkey. The feature is based on a draft standard from the World Wide Web Consortium. It's not expected to work on the mobile ...

Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts, as the company helps drive an industry-wide push to transition away from passwords and the costly ...