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FedScoop: White House to public: ‘Lock down your login!’

As one of the organizations backing the new Lock Down Your Login campaign, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell tells FedScoop, “It’s time to replace passwords with something that’s not vulnerable to phishing, social engineering or replay attacks.”

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