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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gi Geldinstitute: More Security for Banks with Biometrics

The financial industry is an extremely popular target for fraudsters. Biometric authentication methods could prevent…

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CHEDDAR: Making the Case for a Future Without Passwords

While the pandemic drags on, our overall reliance on digital technologies has only accelerated. As…

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J’ai Un Pote Dans La Com: MFA, Real Alternative to Physical Security Tokens?

Op-ed from Ping Identity around the limits of security tokens and the generalization of the…

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