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Amazon has quietly added passkey support as a new passwordless login option for customers, offering better protection from information-stealing malware and phishing attacks. Amazon recently added a new section in the Your Account > Login & security settings that lets you generate a passkey that can be used to log in to the site.
Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their organization’s logins within five...
GitHub has made passkeys generally available across the platform today to secure accounts against phishing and allow passwordless logins for all users. Passkeys are linked to specific devices, such as computers, tablets, or smartphones, and have a crucial role in reducing the risk of data breaches by providing protection against phishing attacks and blocking unauthorized access attempts.
With passkeys being touted and implemented by several tech companies, one option for going passwordless is to turn to NordPass with its new Passkeys feature. Using NordPass Passkeys, you can access supported website accounts using a passwordless option, no longer requiring you to create or store a password.
Password security remains highly relevant even as cybersecurity strategies move toward a passwordless future. Of the 100 Black Hat USA 2023 attendees Delinea polled, 54% said passwordless is a viable concept, while 79% agreed that passwords are evolving or becoming obsolete.
GitHub announced today the introduction of passwordless authentication support in public beta, allowing users to upgrade from security keys to passkeys. To activate passkeys on your account, click your profile photo in the top-right corner of any GitHub page.
Many organizations agree in theory that passwordless authentication is the future, but getting there represents a significant change management challenge. One way to accomplish this is by communicating the benefits of passwordless authentication to stakeholders with use cases that illustrate how the friction they currently experience in their day-to-day workflows will be eliminated.
Almost five months after Google added support for passkeys to its Chrome browser, the tech giant has begun rolling out the passwordless solution across Google Accounts on all platforms. This, in turn, can be achieved by simply unlocking their computer or mobile device with their biometrics or a local PIN. "And, unlike passwords, passkeys are resistant to online attacks like phishing, making them more secure than things like SMS one-time codes," Google noted.
"We've begun rolling out support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms. This means users can now take advantage of passkeys across Google Services for a passwordless sign-in experience," said Google product managers Christiaan Brand and Sriram Karra. For now, passkeys will be just another Google signing-in option to ensure that you have a fallback method and can log in using a password when you don't have access to your device or if it doesn't support passkeys.
Although interest in passwordless technology, which aims to eliminate the need for passwords, is relatively low, 65% of consumers are receptive to using new technology that simplifies their lives, according to 1Password. Passkeys, the newest and most secure passwordless technology, are poised to do just that, transforming our online lives by making logging in simpler to navigate and far more secure.