Open-source password manager Bitwarden is launching the general availability of Bitwarden Passwordless.dev, a developer toolkit with an API for integrating FIDO2 WebAuthn-based passkeys into consumer websites and enterprise applications. Bitwarden’s release comes as tech firms are investing heavily in passwordless technologies in the hopes that it will essentially eliminate a major vector of cyberattacks and […]
Passwordless technologies have been a big focus of software providers as they are designed to essentially eliminate passwords and a gigantic attack vector. By many metrics, account credentials are the most vulnerable and unsecure part of an organization’s IT infrastructure, with cyberattacks continuing to rely on phishing campaigns and brute force attacks to find their […]
Google has begun rolling out support for passkeys across personal Google Accounts on all major platforms, giving users an additional option to sign in, alongside passwords and two-step verification. The news comes in advance of World Password Day and a year after Google, Apple, Microsoft and the FIDO Alliance announced that the companies would begin […]
Password management provider 1Password is releasing a new browser extension feature that allows users to automatically save, store and autofill logins with third-party provider credentials in 1Password and bypass the need for unique usernames and passwords. According to the Toronto-based company, users can use third-party provider credentials from Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Okta and […]
Microsoft is releasing the general availability of Temporary Access Pass, a time-limited passcode that allows users to register passwordless authentication methods and recover access to accounts without a password. According to Microsoft, Temporary Access Pass (TAP) can also be used to set up Windows devices whether users are directly setting up their own devices or […]
We all know the password mantra: Make it long, strong and unique. Also, include upper-case letters, lower-case letters, numbers and special characters. And don’t forget to use different passwords everywhere — at least eight characters, but preferably more. Plus, remember to change them frequently. Phew! And as if all that weren’t enough, here’s another: Never […]
The IT industry continues to hammer home the idea that identity security and password hygiene are often the first lines of defense when it comes to cyberattacks, yet organizations continue to engage in poor practices and have trouble balancing security requirements and user experiences. Just recently, we have covered several studies from IT companies about […]
Despite an increased focus on identity, multifactor authentication and password security, passwords continue to be vulnerable to attack, according to a new report from password security provider Specops Software. According to the study, The 2022 Weak Password Report, 93% of password attacks use passwords with at least eight characters, suggesting that attackers are aware of […]
Users are not getting much better at password security, as 1.7 billion credential were exposed online in 2021, and 64% of users with multiple compromised passwords reuse similar passwords for multiple accounts, according to a new report from account security firm SpyCloud. The company, in its Identity Exposure Report, says the number of exposed credentials […]
If you’re still requiring users to create complex passwords with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols, think again, says the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre. The NCSC, the U.K. counterpart to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), maintains that complexity requirements and making users regularly change passwords is actually less secure than […]
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