Tag Archives: Fido

Google announces new algorithm that makes FIDO encryption safe from quantum computers

Getty Images reader comments 40 with The FIDO2 industry standard adopted five years ago provides the most secure known way to log in to websites because it doesn’t rely on passwords and has the most secure form of  built-in two-factor authentication. Like many existing security schemes today, though, FIDO faces an ominous if distant threat… Read More »

This week’s Reddit breach shows company’s security is (still) woefully inadequate

Getty Images reader comments 21 with 0 posters participating Share this story Popular discussion website Reddit proved this week that its security still isn’t up to snuff when it disclosed yet another security breach that was the result of an attack that successfully phished an employee’s login credentials. In a post published Thursday, Reddit Chief… Read More »

Passkeys—Microsoft, Apple, and Google’s password killer—are finally here

Gertty Images reader comments 159 with 93 posters participating, including story author Share this story For years, Big Tech has insisted that the death of the password is right around the corner. For years, those assurances have been little more than empty promises. The password alternatives—such as pushes, OAUTH single-sign ons, and trusted platform modules—introduced… Read More »