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Security keys versus passwords on your computer: Which works better for you?

Kept seeing mention of a security “key” offered on some of my favorite websites—Microsoft, Google, YouTube and Facebook, to name a few. I wasn’t sure if I should use it. How does it work? Is it a real ...
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Yes, you can turn any old USB drive into a physical security key

This simple USB trick adds physical security to your PC without buying extra hardware.
CNET

Security keys to thwart hackers are now easier to use on all your devices

Security keys lock down your account. The new YubiKey 5C NFC works with USB-C ports on a laptop and phones' wireless NFC connection. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...
Computer Weekly

Apple to tap third party for physical security keys

Apple is to introduce three security features focused on protecting user data in the cloud as the next step in an ongoing programme of cyber improvements, among them the addition of the ...

How to keep your PC encryption key safe - from Microsoft and the FBI

How to keep your PC encryption key safe - from Microsoft and the FBI ...
Dallas Morning News

Security keys versus passwords on your computer: Which works better for you?

Dave Lieber I was confused. Kept seeing mention of a security “key” offered on some of my favorite websites—Microsoft, Google, YouTube and Facebook, to name a few. I wasn’t sure if I should use it.