This is LONG overdue. A universal standard to allowing services to rely on hardware 'keys' to unlock accounts will make it much easier for sites and applications to boost security. Google users can already use inexpensive 'FIDO' keys that not only ensure hackers can't access your account with just your password, they also verify the login page you are at to ensure two factor authentication codes aren't sent to hackers by mistake. Confused by all this? Stop by IT Xpress and we can explain it and set it up for you!


We Just Got One Step Closer to Killing the Password
gizmodo.com
The FIDO Alliance, whose members include everyone from Google to Samsung, just announced new password-free standards for regular and two-step authentication. In other words, the entire tech industry now has protocol for letting you sign into accounts without a password. Get ready for everything but…