Last month, I reported on Microsoft's plans to retire SMS codes for authentication and account recovery on personal Microsoft accounts. The company stated that SMS-based authentication is a leading ...

Microsoft retires Edge master password feature Passkeys and biometrics replace old authentication Users may turn to third‑party managers Microsoft is killing the master password feature in Edge, and ...

Security researchers have bypassed Windows Hello fingerprint authentication. These researchers are from Blackwing Intelligence. And before you ask, they didn't conduct the test on only one laptop.

A growing number of Windows laptops feature fingerprint sensors with support for Microsoft’s Windows Hello technology. The idea is to let users login quickly by tapping a finger against the sensor ...

Windows Hello is billed as not only being quicker and more convenient than traditional passwords but also more secure. It is designed to make computing a more personal experience but at the same time ...

Microsoft is rolling out passkey support for Microsoft Entra on Windows devices, adding phishing-resistant passwordless authentication via Windows Hello. The feature is opt-in and will enter public ...

The premier sensors enabling Windows Hello fingerprint authentication are not as secure as manufacturers had hoped. Researchers have discovered security flaws in a number of fingerprint sensors used ...

Microsoft‘s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) asked Blackwing Intelligence to evaluate if there’s any bypass for Windows Hello fingerprint authentication. To our surprise, the ...

A group of researchers have proven that Microsoft's Windows Hello fingerprint authentication isn't as strong as the company might have thought. This isn't the first time that we've seen Windows ...

In brief: Microsoft and other tech giants are encouraging a general pivot toward biometrics – generally considered more secure than typical passwords. However, research has repeatedly shown that ...

When opening your PC in an office, cafe, or shared workspace, have you ever felt anxious about whether people around you ...

Biometric security, deemed as the pinnacle of protection, faces a credibility challenge on Windows laptops equipped with the Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system. Recent research conducted ...