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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Biometric Update: New benchmarking tool shows passkeys boost conversion success by 30%

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Forbes: Cybersecurity Is A Digital Identity Problem And We Must Deal With It

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