Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

If you have been using SMS codes to log in to your Microsoft account, that will all change soon. Here’s what you need to know ...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS-based two-factor authentication because it has become a leading source of fraud, ...

Microsoft won't send you SMS texts for login anymore - why it's pushing passkeys instead ...

Microsoft has confirmed that SMS-based authentication and account recovery for personal accounts is on its way out. The company argues that plaintext SMS codes are no ...

Microsoft is phasing out SMS login codes for personal accounts. Passkeys are the future, even if they don't work everywhere ...

Eradicating passwords “shrinks the attack surface,” which “is increasingly urgent as AI agents act on behalf of users. If an identity is compromised, cyber attackers can leverage those agents to ...