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Optiv’s trek to becoming 100% passwordless

“The user experience is just substantially better than constantly having to reset passwords,” Gregory says.

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Has World Password Day outlived its usefulness?

“We’re all going to be better off with no passwords,” 1Password executive tells IT Brew.

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AuditBoard dishes on its journey to becoming 100% passwordless

CISO Richard Marcus says the company saw a 400% YoY increase in social engineering attack attempts between 2023 and 2024.

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Dashlane CEO John Bennett

Dashlane CEO sees past passwords

And reflects on the emergence of passkeys.

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Password hygiene headed ‘in the right direction,’ Dashlane CTO says

Don’t put the grades up on the fridge just yet, though.

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An IT credentials tip: Make the username unique, too

Make sure both halves of your credentials are unique, IT pros told IT Brew.

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Specops study finds new-hire passwords commonly compromised

A study found plenty of “starter” passwords in a pile of compromised credentials.

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