While the pandemic drags on, our overall reliance on digital technologies has only accelerated. As a result, the rates of cybercrime are soaring, leading many companies to completely rethink their security systems. In an attempt to ramp up security efforts, experts are urging people to ditch the traditional password, and opt for other forms of authentication. Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director and CMO of the FIDO Alliance, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to discuss some of the best password alternatives.


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Ars Technica: Practical passwordless authentication comes a step closer with WebAuthn

ArsTechnica reports that the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and FIDO Alliance announced that a…

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CNET: Password-free web security is coming to Chrome, Firefox, Edge

CNET reports that leading browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge will support WebAuthn…

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Engadget: Web standard brings password-free sign-ins to virtually any site

Tech companies have been trying to do away with web passwords for years, but now…

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