While mobile-based 2FA (2-Factor Authentication) is better than nothing, it is vulnerable to attack. Hardware-based systems do away with that, and offer the best possible security for your online ...

Let’s face it, using passwords to authenticate into a system is a broken mess. To be effective, passwords need to be unique, long, complex, and frequently changed, which may be acceptable in a tightly ...

New security keys are needed to benefit from the improved firmware as existing hardware can’t be updated. New security keys are needed to benefit from the improved firmware as existing hardware can’t ...

Security keys like YubiKey offer a high level of protection for your online accounts. But the problem is that getting coverage across all devices means making compromises or carrying around multiple ...

Yubico's new $70 key uses Apple's Lightning but also supports USB-C connections to Android phones and PCs. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...