The next time you create a Microsoft account, you’ll find that there’s simply no option to set up a password. That’s ...

Nefarious hackers have figured out many ways to circumvent 2FA restrictions and harvest passwords with sophisticated phishing ...

Microsoft wants everyone to start using passkeys. The first step is to discourage new Microsoft accounts from choosing ...

The new no-password initiative by Microsoft is accompanied by its recently launched, optimized sign-in window design with ...

A key part of the “passwordless by default” initiative Microsoft announced on Thursday is encouraging the use of passkeys—the ...

Last year, we observed a staggering 7,000 password attacks per second (more than double the rate from 2023). As passkeys ...

Share on Facebook (opens in a new ... users create new accounts by encouraging the use of passkeys instead of passwords. The company says that soon, anyone setting up a new Microsoft account ...

Microsoft claims that its new passwordless methods reduce password use by over 20% and result in users signing in faster. The ...

This effectively makes passwordless the default for all new accounts, as users will never need to create a password in the ...

In a major move, Microsoft yesterday announced making passkeys the default for authentication of all new account users.

Microsoft is taking another big step toward eliminating passwords with a passwordless by default setting for new accounts.