Google Users Get a Big Nudge Toward Passkeys
Google has decided to make passkeys the default login option for personal Google Accounts, marking a potentially highly significant development in the cybersecurity industry’s march toward a […]
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WhatsApp, LastPass Announcements Show Growing Support for Passwordless Authentication
Support for passwordless authentication is continuing to proliferate, with mobile and biometric tech playing a key role, as exemplified in announcements this week from the […]
TikTok Starts Rolling Out Passkey Support
TikTok, the popular social media platform, is taking a significant step towards enhancing user convenience and security by introducing support for passkeys on iPhones. This […]
FIDO Papers Explain How to Use Passkeys in the Enterprise
The FIDO Alliance has published a new set of papers aimed at offering guidance on how passkeys can be used across different enterprise environments. The series consists […]
OwnID WooCommerce Plugin Signals Rapid Adoption of Passkey Security
OwnID has launched a WordPress plugin that enables sites with WooCommerce stores to let customers use passwordless authentication via the recently launched Passkey system, delivering […]
PayPal Enables Support for Apple’s Passkeys
“In announcing its support for the new login mechanism, PayPal noted that it was a founding member of the FIDO Alliance, and emphasized the growing […]
FIDO Publishes New UX Guidelines for Security Keys
The FIDO Alliance is trying to boost adoption rates for FIDO security keys. To that end, the organization has published new user experience (UX) guidelines […]
Apple’s New ‘Passkeys’ Bind Login Credentials to Device Biometrics
“…Apple framed Passkeys as the result of its collaboration with the FIDO Alliance, the cross-industry consortium dedicated to promoting the development and proliferation of post-password […]
Experts Raise Interoperability Concerns About FIDO2
Experts are warning about potential security and usability concerns with the FIDO2 protocols. The warning comes in the wake of a new paper in the […]
Github to Implement Mandatory Two-Factor Authentication
Anyone who contributes to Github’s code repositories will soon need to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) if they want to continue to have that privilege. The […]
Apple, Google, and Microsoft Commit to Enabling Cross-platform FIDO Authentication
The FIDO Alliance and World Wide Web Consortium have engineered an impressive feat of cybersecurity diplomacy, announcing that Apple, Google, and Microsoft have all agreed […]
FIDO Alliance Welcomes CyberLink to Member Ranks
CyberLink has become the latest biometrics specialist to join the FIDO Alliance, signing on as an Associate Member. “As privacy and protection are increasingly critical […]
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