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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Information Age: Cybersecurity predictions for 2023

Andrew Shikiar, executive director of FIDO Alliance, thinks that we’ll see a lot more high-profile,…

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TEISS: Cyber-security in 2023

Andrew Shikiar at FIDO Alliance gives his predictions for what can we expect from the…

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InfoSecurity: Point/Counterpoint: Are We Moving to a Passwordless Future?

Yes: Andrew Shikiar. You might think you’ve heard it all before, right? A passwordless age…

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