05-05-2022, 04:22 PM
https://news.sky.com/story/online-passwo...t-12605663
People and businesses need to "drop passwords altogether" and move to other technology to protect personal information from hackers, a cybersecurity expert has said.
Grahame Williams, identity and access management director at defence firm Thales, said passwords were "becoming increasingly insecure" and "easily hacked".
He called on the industry to move to other forms of log-in such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) - where users must provide an additional layer of identification to log in - or biometrics such as face or fingerprint scans to improve the general safety of personal data.
Mr Williams said a key issue was the widespread use of simple and easy-to-guess passwords.
Yeah, I can see where they're coming from, because people just don't know how to use good passwords . (Or use a password manager, which I myself never got around to doing )
Still, this depends on everyone upgrading their systems to make the alternatives work, and I don't see that happening any time soon... I think we'll still be using passwords in some places for years to come.
People and businesses need to "drop passwords altogether" and move to other technology to protect personal information from hackers, a cybersecurity expert has said.
Grahame Williams, identity and access management director at defence firm Thales, said passwords were "becoming increasingly insecure" and "easily hacked".
He called on the industry to move to other forms of log-in such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) - where users must provide an additional layer of identification to log in - or biometrics such as face or fingerprint scans to improve the general safety of personal data.
Mr Williams said a key issue was the widespread use of simple and easy-to-guess passwords.
Yeah, I can see where they're coming from, because people just don't know how to use good passwords . (Or use a password manager, which I myself never got around to doing )
Still, this depends on everyone upgrading their systems to make the alternatives work, and I don't see that happening any time soon... I think we'll still be using passwords in some places for years to come.
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