Passkeys are a type of credential designed to replace less secure passwords. Using a passkey depends on one of three types of authenticators: platform, virtual, or roaming. Virtual authenticators are ...

Well-implemented passkeys can improve the user experience and make it harder for cybercriminals to launch phishing and other attacks. Passwords are a central aspect of security infrastructure and ...

Passkeys are easier to use and more secure than passwords, tech's biggest companies say. They're trying to nudge us into the "passwordless" login era. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Passwords are on track to be replaced by passkeys as a more secure login credential. There are three types of authenticators: platform, virtual, and roaming. Apple, Microsoft, and, to some extent, ...

I have a 22-character long password that’s a random mix of letters, numbers, and special characters. But entering this password on a brand new device has become a chore. Add a two-factor ...

In 2023, passkeys popped up all over the place. Big tech companies embraced them, which trickled down to smaller firms, until passkeys became a ubiquitous part of any security conversation. To give ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Transmit Security is proud to announce that one of its key clients, Aflac, was recognized with the 2024 CSO Award for “Quackcess Granted” Passkey ...

It’s that time again, when families and friends gather and implore the more technically inclined among them to troubleshoot problems they’re having behind the device screens all around them. One of ...

Sooner or later, it's coming: You'll be logging into one of your favorite websites or applications, and you'll find no option to supply a user ID and password. There ...