Stytch unveils Passwords, a tool that helps transition to passwordless
Stytch introduced a new password-based authentication solution. According to the company, a whopping 85 percent of IT and security experts don't believe passwords are entirely going away just yet.
Stytch develops an API-first authentication platform. Over the past two years, the company focused ... Read more
Apple, Google and Microsoft are getting rid of passwords
Passwordless logins will be standardized by Apple, Google and Microsoft. The tech giants announced a joint plan.
Apple, Google and Microsoft will implement passwordless FIDO standards in Android, Chrome, iOS, macOS, Safari, Windows and Edge. The timeline is unknown, but somewhere in the coming y... Read more
Beyond Identity raises 88 million euros to expand passwordless tech
Beyond Identity raised over 88 million euros ($100 million) in a C-series investment round. The passwordless specialist intends to further expand its business.
Beyond Identity announced that the investment round was made possible by venture capitalists Evolution Equity Partners, New Enterprise A... Read more
Microsoft takes another big step towards going passwordless
Microsoft continues its relentless drive to get rid of passwords as sign-in options that enterprise customers use to access Azure Active Directory (AAD) and those consumers use to access Microsoft Accounts on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs.
Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft's corporate vice president of the... Read more
Beyond Identity expands into Europe
Identity management solution provider Beyond Identity has made its first moves to bring its products to Europe. The company provides password-less identity management solutions.
To be able to offer its products properly in Europe, Beyond Identity has taken several steps. For instance, the compan... Read more
Passwordless: how will it change the future of authentication?
According to some security professionals, passwords will disappear as an authentication mechanism. Instead, we're heading to a passwordless future. However, a group of security professionals don't believe in passwords disappearing that quickly. What direction are we heading?
For many, the passwo... Read more
Microsoft is creating a world without passwords
The password system we use today pre-dates the Internet.
Fernando Corbato is the American computer scientist whom many say created the computer password. He developed the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) in the 1960's. His eureka moment was to create a way for people to share a computer wh... Read more