![]() Frustrated users, in turn, respond in ways that make them far less secure: they often choose easily guessable passwords, and reuse the same password (or one of a few) everywhere. In response, service providers make ever-harsher demands of their users: create longer, more complex passwords change them whenever the provider sees fit answer security questions add two-step verification and so on. Now we all need passwords for dozens or even hundreds of services, while frequent high-profile security breaches remind us that a password-based infrastructure is inherently fragile and vulnerable. ![]() The idea that each user of a computer, Web site, or online service should gain access using a unique identifier (a username) and a self-selected password must have seemed logical back in the day, but the system hasn’t scaled well. #1641: LastPass breached, Live Text aids recipe input, fix for failed MobileDeviceUpdater installsĮveryone agrees that passwords are a pain.#1642: How to identify phishing attacks, new iPhone and iPad passcode requirements. ![]() #1643: New Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, new second-gen HomePod, security-focused OS updates, industry layoffs.#1644: Explaining Mastodon and the Fediverse, HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3, GoTo breach.#1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financials.
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