Discover how passwordless login works and why it's transforming authentication technology. Learn its benefits, security advantages, and impact on the future of digital access.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. Before talking about what authentication is and how it works, ...

Hackers are putting more effort than ever into breaking into user accounts. By some measures, hackers account for more than 90 percent of login attempts at online retailers. This means that you need ...

Authentication has been a part of digital life since MIT set up a password on their shared-access computer in 1961. Today, authentication covers virtually every interaction you can have on the ...

MCP is transforming AI agent connectivity, but authentication is the critical gap. Learn about Shadow IT risks, enterprise ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds a vital security layer by requiring both your password and a second verification step—like a phone code or app prompt—before ...

Two-factor authentication is a security process that requires users to provide two distinct authentication factors to access an account. By introducing a second layer ...

Since the beginning of distributed personal computer networks, one of the toughest computer security nuts to crack has been to provide a seamless, single sign-on (SSO) access experience among multiple ...

With strong support from Google, Microsoft and other vendors, WebAuthN is poised to become a true standard for passwordless authentication over the web. For decades we’ve been trying to replace the ...

Fraud isn’t a new problem in banking, but it is on the rise. From 2015 to 2018, more than half of banks reported an uptick in external fraud volume and value, with most issues tied to identity theft.