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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Fast Company: Google made its employees impervious to phishing using USB security keys

None of Google’s 85,000+ have fallen prey to phishing attacks on their work-related accounts since…

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CNET: A physical key is the secret to Google employees’ online security

CNET explains that the FIDO Security Key is the secret to Google’s employees’ online security.

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Krebs on Security: Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing

Well-known cybersecurity expert and influencer Brian Krebs breaks down how FIDO Authentication using Security Keys…

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