Passwords offer weak protection but “they’re darn cheap to implement,” a recent Forrester report points out. That’s why passwords continue to be the go-to protection for so many systems. But with the ever-growing list of password breaches — not to mention the availability of faster hardware, making password cracking an increasingly trivial task — 56 percent of firms told Forrester they want to move away from passwords in the next three years.
Windows 10 can be part of a strategy for doing that, and, thanks to Microsoft’s participation in the FIDO Alliance, any changes you make to support that strategy will work across a wide range of devices and authentication options.
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