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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing authentication problems on Windows Server domain controllers after installing the April 2025 security updates. Microsoft says the April 2025 security updates ...

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.

Passwords are often a weak point in security, which is why approaches like Microsoft Hello that provide a passwordless approach to authentication are becoming increasingly popular. While the promise ...

To start, Microsoft is enhancing "out of the box" hardware security by making sure all Copilot+ PCs will be Secured-core devices, according to the release. "Secured-core PCs provide advanced firmware ...

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.

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 ...