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Dr. Rolf Lindemann, Vice President of Products at Nok Nok Labs pointed out that a compromised device could very well turn not only into a national threat, but a global economic peril. Weak authentication in devices that were discoverable online generated the massive DDoS IoT botnet attack in 2016 when…

As stolen passwords are the reason behind most hacks, is now the time to wave goodbye? … It seems we can’t be trusted to protect ourselves online, and several tech companies are taking action to get rid of passwords altogether. After three years of talks The FIDO Alliance launched in…

Long the principal technology provider behind the FIDO Alliance (FastIDOnline) and its efforts around “passwordless multifactor authentication”, Nok Nok Labs used RSA as a venue to showcase new software and firmware to authenticate through the tens of billions of smart endpoints comprising the Internet of Things (IoT).

Increasing industry support, global regulations, and customer adoption continue to drive deployments for strong passwordless authentication.

Nok Nok Labs has formally welcomed Apple to the FIDO Alliance. The greeting confirms a news story that broke last week, which indicated that Apple had not only joined the Alliance, but would be taking on a leadership role as a member of the board.

Apple has signed up as a board member of the Fido Alliance, an organization committed to eliminating the need for passwords.

Besides Apple, most technology giants including Amazon, Facebook, Google are board members of the alliance which wants password-only logins to be replaced with secure and fast login experiences across…

Nok Nok Labs has announced Apple as the newest member of the board of the FIDO Alliance, a company co-founded by Nok Nok Labs launched in 2013.

The explosion in connected devices has led to a security nightmare for many businesses and providers, as the companies cope with securing a network that no longer connects together just workstations, servers, laptops, and smartphones, but also a growing variety of devices such as printers, door locks, lights, and vehicles.

Increasing industry support, global regulations and customer adoption continue to drive deployments for strong passwordless authentication

Apple has joined Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an open industry association that promotes passwordless authentication. FIDO already has some big names such as Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Amazon, ARM, and Intel as members.

Apple joining the alliance means we can expect more support for password-free authentication in iOS and macOS…