The Passwordless Imperative

For decades, passwords have been the default mechanism for securing digital access. They are deeply embedded in enterprise systems and workflows, yet they were never designed to withstand today’s threat landscape.

Passwords are easy to steal, easy to reuse, and costly to manage at scale. Despite years of awareness training and layered defenses, credential-based attacks remain one of the most common causes of security breaches. At the same time, password resets continue to consume a disproportionate share of IT support resources, slowing productivity across the organization.


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Finance Digest: Getting Authentication Right – A Challenge For The Financial Sector

In this article, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell explains why financial services firms need…

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MakeUseOf: It’s Time to Stop Using SMS and 2FA Apps for Two-Factor Authentication

In this article, MakeUseOf explains why a physical FIDO U2F security key is more secure…

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Computerworld: What is Windows Hello? Microsoft’s biometrics security system explained

Anoosh Saboori, senior program manager lead at Microsoft tells Computerworld that Windows Hello lets a…

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