Password-based security is an oxymoron. With over 15 billion exposed credentials leaked on the dark web, and 54% of security incidents caused by credential theft, passwords simply aren’t effective at keeping out threat actors. 

Passwords’ widespread exploitability has led to a range of vendors, including Google, Microsoft, Okta and LastPass, to move toward passwordless authentication options as part of the FIDO Alliance


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SC Media: GitHub to roll out 2FA for all contributors starting March 13

GitHub will begin its official rollout of two-factor authentication for developers who contribute code on…

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SC Media: What should Musk do to better secure Twitter users after 2FA goes away?

In just two weeks, the ban on SMS two-factor authentication for non-subscribers on Twitter will…

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Tech Target: GitHub 2FA plan adds SMS, account lockout safeguards

GitHub reaffirmed this week that it is testing passkeys from the FIDO Alliance industry association,…

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