“Logging in without any passwords, how’s that supposed to work?” you may be asking yourself. After all, user names and passwords are so much a part of everyday life that it’s hard to imagine whether ...

The curse of having to remember easily hackable passwords may soon be over, as a new alternative is set to take over in 2026 ...

A hardware security key, like those offered by Yubico, is often said to be the most secure form of authentication. All the sensitive sign-in credentials are saved on a physical device that is always ...

In the realm of digital security, the weakest link often proves to be the humble password. It’s a well-known fact that over 80% of data breaches are rooted in compromised passwords. GitHub, widely ...

We’re finally inching closer to curing our addiction to passwords. This week the FIDO Alliance put together an online event and posted a series of white papers to try to help businesses that want to ...

Keeping your computer secure is more important than ever. Cyberattacks target computers, accounts and sensitive data daily. Traditional passwords have long been the cornerstone of security, but they ...

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UPDATE (January 2, 2026): A well-known messaging app, Telegram, has received Passkeys support. Read more about it at the end of the article. Chances are that many of you are already familiar with ...

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Google is gradually phasing out traditional passwords and introducing passkeys, a safer and more convenient way to access your Gmail account. The move is part of Google’s broader effort to strengthen ...

Passkeys are finally mature enough that you can sign in to most major services with your face, fingerprint, or device PIN ...

We’ve been using passwords to protect our various accounts for a few decades now, and, to be honest, we’re not very good at it. Many of us use the same simple, easy to remember passwords for all of ...