Tag Archives: passwords

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) Microsoft (MSFT) wants to get rid of passwords, with one top executive calling them an “inherent risk” to security. As part of its annual Ignite conference, the tech giant announced on Tuesday that it will begin allowing business customers that use its Azure Active Directory, Microsoft’s cloud authentication platform, to ditch passwords for biometrics to secure work accounts. “When there’s passwords there is inherent risk… Source link

Google constantly keeps updating its search engine Chrome to make it further secure. With Chrome’s latest version 88, Google is stepping up the security game with additional features to its password protection that will let users know if they are not applying best security practices. According to a blog post by Google, the Google Chrome password manager can already save a user’s credentials for multiple platforms and prompts if a password is weak. The new update will… Source link