You can make your Microsoft account far more secure if you ditch your password. But if you plan to do so, there's a step you absolutely must not skip.

The era of passwords is steadily fading as technology leaders like Microsoft spearhead the adoption of passwordless authentication to combat the rising tide of identity attacks. With a staggering 99% ...

The Microsoft Authenticator app offers more secure and passwordless sign-in to a Microsoft account. When you add this method to your account, Microsoft makes it the default way to sign in. Visit ...

The new screens have already been popping up, starting with Xbox this past month. The rollout will continue through the end of April. At that point, the more than 3 billion Microsoft users around the ...

Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless ...

If you’ve ever struggled to remember a password or gotten frustrated by constant password resets, you’re not alone. Microsoft is making a big change that could make those headaches a thing of the past ...

SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CompoSecure, Inc. (CMPO) (Nasdaq: CMPO), a leader in metal payment cards, security, and authentication solutions, announced today its Arculus ...

In a move that’s being hailed as revolutionary by some and reckless by others, Microsoft has officially begun phasing out passwords—yes, the very thing we’ve been taught to guard with our lives. The ...

Passwords can be easily stolen, cracked, and compromised through brute force attacks, phishing, data breaches, or a hacker's use of malware. Research shows that nearly 50% of attacks caused by threat ...

CompoSecure’s Arculus Authenticate hardware keys embed FIDO2 technology in a payment card form factor that seamlessly functions within the Microsoft ecosystem SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE ...

In honor of World Password Day, Apple, Google, and Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand support for the passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web ...