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NEW TECH: ‘Passwordless authentication’ takes us closer to eliminating passwords as the weak link

The Last Watchdog

Username and password logins emerged as the go-to way to control access to network servers, business applications and Internet-delivered consumer services. Passwords may have been very effective securing Roman roads. This was all done in an effort to take a very vulnerable system and make it more secure,” Vardi says.

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The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now

CGI

General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies have issued contracts for proofs of concept (POCs); the Department of Homeland Security has issued more than $1 million in blockchain startup grants; and the Departments of Defense and State have issued requests for white papers and held industry forums.