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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PCWorld: 1Password review: A password manager designed for the Apple crowd

1Password started as a macOS app, way back in 2006—and you can still feel that…

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Biometric Update: Maker builds FIDO2-compliant LionKey USB dongle for passwordless security

With their fiddly and indirect nature, one-time passwords (OTPs) are a curse of modern life.…

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Cybersecurity Market: Bitwarden Doubles Down on Identity Security as Passwords Finally Start to Lose Their Grip

Bitwarden’s latest round of product updates reads less like a feature dump and more like…

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