Every business needs a secure way to collect, manage, and authenticate passwords. Unfortunately, no method is foolproof. Storing passwords in the browser and sending one-time access codes by SMS or authenticator apps can be bypassed by phishing. Password management products are more secure, but they have vulnerabilities as shown by the recent LastPass breach that exposed an encrypted backup of a database of saved passwords. For organizations with high security requirements, that leaves hardware-based login options such as FIDO devices.


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Threatpost: Threatpost Survey Says: 2FA is Just Fine, But Go Ahead and Kill SMS

In a Threatpost survey on two-factor authentication, 57% of respondents said hardware tokens like FIDO…

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The Parallax: Primer: How to lock your online accounts with a security key

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Forbes: Can We Please Drive Passwords Into Extinction Now?

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