FIDO Alliance stories - Page 2
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Common misconceptions about smart homes and biometrics
Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
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cybersecurity
The real cause of most attacks is not biometrics itself, but the storage of biometrics data in a centralised database.
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Google expands Titan security keys across parts of EU & Asia
Mon, 24th Feb 2020
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Google’s Titan security keys are now available in Canada, France, Japan, and several European countries, enhancing protection for high-risk users.
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FIDO: The word that could defeat phishing attacks once and for all
Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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phishing
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email security
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rsa security
Attackers know that sometimes they don’t need to attack the technology – they just need to attack people instead.
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Microsoft achieves FIDO2 certification for authentication solution
Thu, 9th May 2019
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biometrics
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certification
FIDO2 is a set of standards that enables easy and secure logins to websites and applications via biometrics, mobile devices and/or FIDO Security Keys.
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W3C and FIDO Alliance finalise web standard for passwordless logins
Tue, 5th Mar 2019
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authentication
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and FIDO Alliance have finalised the WebAuthn standard, paving the way for passwordless logins and enhanced web security.
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Android OS now FIDO2 certified, accelerating global migration
Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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Mobile apps and websites can now leverage FIDO standards to provide a simpler and secure biometric login for over a billion devices supporting Android 7.0+.