Business leaders in the Hudson Valley should get ready to embrace a significant technology shift – that will kill passwords forever in less than 5 years.
That’s the prediction from local technology expert Ed Shanker owner of Meeting Tree Computer.
“I’ve seen the future of logging in. It’s called passkeys and it’s so easy,” he explained.
“Passkeys have just been introduced by Apple. But all the big tech companies including Google and Microsoft are behind them. And I really do think this will be the end of old-fashioned passwords forever.”
The beauty of passkeys is there’s no need to remember any login details. Instead, when logging in, you use your phone to prove it’s you.
You must have your phone near your computer. You just unlock it using your face or fingerprint in the usual way. Your phone and computer talk, and – that’s it – you’re logged in.
If the tech giants have their way, passkeys will start on our computers and eventually become the standard way to log into everything.
Ed Shanker added: “Because this is so much easier, people will want to use it. And it makes phishing scams less likely, as someone won’t be able to log in without your unlocked phone near their computer.
“The first ever password was created in 1961. I believe passwords have been hated ever since!
“This is a welcome innovation and I think it’s going to make technology so much easier for local businesses.”
Meeting Tree Computer, Corp. (www.meetingtreecomputer.com) has been a preferred IT partner and entrepreneurial resource since 1999, providing innovative technology and security solutions to SMBs across the Hudson Valley
