Microsoft Authenticator can manage your passwords for both Edge and Chrome. Managing passwords across different browsers between your computer and mobile device ...

Legacy MFA is ending! Explore Microsoft’s new authentication policies and learn how to safeguard your systems against modern ...

Whether it’s Windows Hello or support for biometric keys, Microsoft has always been on a journey toward a password-less future. Now, you’ll finally be able to break free from one of your passwords for ...

Your PC’s password is not something to be shared lightly. It’s the keys to your kingdom: From work, to social media, to banking, your whole world is likely ...

Cyber attackers aren't just looking for software flaws, supply chain weakness, and open RDP connections. The other key asset hackers are after is identities, especially account details that will give ...

The Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, or verification code can be used instead. Microsoft has decided it's time to stop asking us to remember complex and unique passwords in ...

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The U.S. Department of Defense is quietly abandoning one of its longest running cybersecurity programs protecting its vast global IT network, and replacing it with off-the-shelf tools from Microsoft, ...

Microsoft is making a bold move, allowing users to completely delete the password from their Microsoft Account. This isn’t a futuristic concept, the change is just weeks away, which raises the ...

Though a completely passwordless future is still a ways off, you'll soon be able to take a big step in that direction by nuking the password on your Microsoft account. The company announced today that ...

Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users’ zip files, even when they’re protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday. Compressing file contents ...