According to Microsoft, 80 percent of cyberattacks require criminals to obtain user passwords, so it’s time to steer users towards more secure login methods.

It is certainly not possible to force Microsoft not to dare to dream big. The Redmond company blog says the company wants to settle for passwords in 2021. For good reason: The company says that 80 percent of cyberattacks are aimed at obtaining passwords and, on average, every 250 corporate customers per month is at risk as a result. Microsoft views passwords as difficult to use and as a critical security risk for both average users and customers.

In fact, Microsoft has already begun to prepare the ground in recent years to remove passwords. Windows Hello lets you log into Windows 10 using your webcam or fingerprint reader, business users have Windows Hello for Business there, and Microsoft Authenticator, which is long-needed to authenticate logins, has been used for a long time. weather.

Microsoft said in May 2020 already

150 million users per month chose the passwordless login form.

The company plans to launch an interface in 2021 that will help all users switch to passwordless login modes.

While Microsoft’s move is certainly a step forward from a cybersecurity standpoint, the big question is how much users will trust the process. According to the company, one of the biggest challenges this year will be convincing them of the safety and efficacy of the method.

In any case, industry trends are on Mirosoft’s side: users will have to get used to the changes to remove passwords. For example, similar processes are underway at Google, whose director of product solutions for security solutions, Mark Risher, told HVG that Google no longer believes in passwords, although it does not require passwords.

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