Is it true two-factor authentication if 1Password auto-fills security codes for you? Thanks to a 1Password blog post, we now know the answer: No, it’s two-step verification instead.

Sixty percent of respondents hit by an authentication-related cyberattack in the last 12 months agreed that they could have avoided it with a passwordless system.

Poor implementation of passkeys, like offering less secure backup authentication methods, can lead to an AitM bypassing the authentication flow by modifying prompts shown to users.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has emerged as a critical tool to prevent cybercrime. This functionality provides an additional layer of security beyond traditional password-based authentication ...

Any password-based authentication system needs to store passwords somewhere in order to validate them against a user’s input. Server-based systems tend to store all the user passwords in one file.

Some cybersecurity analysts, having recognized the vulnerability of password-based authentication, have sought to put in place systems to protect data as it is being used.

Are password-based systems obsolete? Is passwordless authentication the way of the future? I'll examine the approaches that can be adopted across industries to protect data.

Consumers, too, are growing savvier about the alternatives to traditional password-based authentication and are more willing to consider using them.

Transmit Security, a Boston-based startup that’s on a mission to rid the world of passwords, has raised a massive $543 million in Series A funding.