Microsoft Tells Users to Just Give Up on Passwords

We’ve known for a while that Microsoft was insisting on a world without passwords, but given May 5 was the World Password Day, the company used this occasion to remind just how more secure it is to use other authentication methods. In a lengthy post recently, Microsoft highlights multiple ways to protect your accounts and data, including Windows Hello, which comes bundled with some Windows devices. Furthermore, Microsoft tells users to install Microsoft Authenticator and, if they must really use a password, to make sure it’s impossible to breach. “Rather than keeping attackers out, weak passwords often provide a way in. Using and reusing simple passwords across different accounts might make our online life easier, but it also leaves the door open,” Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management, exp...