Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 glitch has turned what should be a frictionless sign-in into an obstacle course, undercutting one of the operating system’s most heavily promoted conveniences. Instead of ...
Over the past few years, biometric security solutions have been on the rise, replacing the use of traditional passwords on both mobile devices and the PC. Windows Hello is one such implementation. It ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Just when you thought Microsoft couldn’t get things any worse ...
Biometric security, deemed as the pinnacle of protection, faces a credibility challenge on Windows laptops equipped with the Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system. Recent research conducted ...
Microsoft designed Windows Hello to be compatible with webcams across multiple brands, but that feature designed for ease of adoption could also make the technology vulnerable to bad actors. As ...
A growing number of Windows laptops feature fingerprint sensors with support for Microsoft’s Windows Hello technology. The idea is to let users login quickly by tapping a finger against the sensor ...
Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed some fundamental architectural flaws in the Windows platform. A single flawed update from one vendor was enough to ...
Researchers investigating Microsoft's Windows Hello for Business have discovered new attack vectors, including a persistent Active Directory backdoor that they say current security tools don't detect.
Windows 10 users, it’s time to pay attention because Microsoft has announced a critical update warning and you need to act. Microsoft has urged Windows 10 users to install a new update for "critical" ...
Maintaining security on your device has become more user-friendly and convenient than ever before. One such innovation is Microsoft’s Windows Hello, a biometric authentication system that allows users ...
The best way to predict the future is to create it,” And Microsoft appears to be taking that maxim to heart by creating a future where Windows 11 version 25H2 lands on nearly every eligible PC, ...
Microsoft this week laid out security advice for organizations, which included some best-practice guidelines for IT pros. The general idea is that system administrators are a main target of attackers.