Microsoft is making new Microsoft accounts passwordless by default, the company has announced on Thursday, which marked this year’s World Password Day. “As part of [a recently simplified sign-in user experience], we’re changing the default behavior for new accounts,” Vasu Jakkal, Corporate VP, Microsoft Security, and Joy Chik, President, Identity & Network Access, declared. “New users will have several passwordless options for signing into their account and they’ll never need to enroll a password. Existing … More →

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