Passkeys Versus Passwords

 

NO sirrrrrs, for our thread today, we DON'T intend to host a 101 course for PASSKEYs vs PASSWORDs because I am NOT a security SME.  BUT I thought I could dip my hands into the cookie jar if only to raise a bit of awareness with regard the huge vulnerability of protecting our digital accounts via PASSWORDs.  I'm NOT claiming that I am NOT using PASSWORDs because till today, I do BUT WHAT I can share is that I am migrating, albeit on a piecemeal basis, my security protection from PASSWORDs to PASSKEYs.  We DON'T need to look farther than this table which plots the realistic turnaround time our passwords [based on character length] can be breached by hackers📗📙📘

Having given that context, I admit I am actively espousing our blogsite readers to please very SERIOUSLY consider leveraging on PASSKEYs in lieu of PASSWORDs.  Months back, I was a victim of my bank account's hacking BUT thanks to my pushy escalations reaching my bank's CEO, the bank reimbursed all my lost monies then.  BUT that does NOT shield me from future digital breaches❌❌❌

There are tons and tons of very compelling narratives proving that PASSKEYs are the runaway option in lieu of PASSWORDs but for simplicity, I pasted this simple table if only to increase our layman's awareness, hoping you can take concrete steps to veer away from PASSWORDs and move into PASSKEYs!!!

Besides that very troublesome and cumbersome way where we save/log our passwords [even in our smart phones, UNTIL one day, knock on wood, we even end up losing that smart phone, whew], the harsh reality here is that with the speed of technology, these hackers never sleep and they are very much 'in step' with technology, WHICH explains WHY tons and tons of PASSWORDs are getting hacked.  Just yesterday, my blogsite was inaccessible because Google proactively shielded it from an unwanted attack bu hackers trying to pry into my account.  Good grief they failed there, so my site is back😌😌😌

Our takeaway:  NOT to scare you out of your doors, please seriously consider all the UPSIDEs the PASSKEY offers and all the DOWNSIDEs these old school PASSWORDs have led us into these digital traps as I am encouraging that we be more preemptive and proactive before you end up as the next hacking victim, God forbid.  Unfortunately, these hackers never sleep.  YES please, consider PASSKEYs over PASSWORDs💥💥💥