Microsoft makes all new accounts passwordless by default

Microsoft makes all new accounts passwordless by default

Microsoft has announced that all new Microsoft accounts will be “passwordless by default” to secure them against password attacks such as phishing, brute force, and credential stuffing. The announcement comes after the company started rolling out updated sign-in and sign-up user experience (UX) flows for web and mobile apps in March, optimized for passwordless and … Read more

Biometrics add another layer of security to passwordless authentication

Biometrics add another layer of security to passwordless authentication

Okta slams workers for using poor passwords like ‘123456’ Biometric authentication is popular in Israel and South Korea Half of Germany’s businesses enforce biometric authentication Okta’s Business At Work 2025 report has uncovered the growing adoption of passwordless authentication, with many European countries leading the way when it comes to enhanced security. “For the one-millionth … Read more