Two-factor authentication (2FA) prevents hackers from gaining access to your accounts even if they have your password. Here ...

Generative AI makes it dangerously easy for attackers to create convincing phishing websites, even with no coding skills—raising the stakes for online security. That’s why switching to passkeys, which ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Passkeys may be the future, but they sure can be bewildering — especially in a business context. Here are straightforward answers to all your pressing passkey questions. Once upon a time, signing into ...

It’s that time again, when families and friends gather and implore the more technically inclined among them to troubleshoot problems they’re having behind the device screens all around them. One of ...

I have a 22-character long password that’s a random mix of letters, numbers, and special characters. But entering this password on a brand new device has become a chore. Add a two-factor ...

Don’t believe everything you read—especially when it’s part of a marketing pitch designed to sell security services. The latest example of the runaway hype that can come from such pitches is research ...

Not everyone agrees. But I’ve found that some dissent is rooted in a lack of understanding how passkeys work. I don’t blame the skeptics. Passkeys are simple to use, but their technical nuances can be ...

A researcher developed an exploit that hijacks passkey authentication. The exploit depends on a non-trivial combination of pre-existing conditions. Neither the passkeys nor the protocol was proven to ...

Even with WYSIWYG website builders back in the day, like Microsoft FrontPage and Adobe Dreamweaver, that allowed users to build websites easily, there was still some skill involved if you wanted to ...