Google is betting big on sound authentication: Should you?
Passwords have always been the weakest link in network security, so security experts are working rapidly to shape a brave new password-free world. Big technology companies and consortiums are working to eliminate passwords from today’s security equation and to replace them with browser authentication, SIM card authentication and other identity management tools. Initiatives like Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) and GSMA’s Mobile Connect demonstrate ways tech companies are taking authentication beyond the password.
Whoops! “123456” the Most Common Password Amongst Adobe Users
No matter how many times companies prompt users to make more secure passwords, and how often the media carries stories of people getting hacked, the public still refuses to move away from extremely guessable options.