News 347: Cybersecurity & Identity Trends, Unlocked




TWiT News (Video HI) show

Summary: <p>Everyone agrees that the current state of online authentication is a mess. Passwords are complicated, hard to remember, and often easy to hack. Leo Laporte leads a panel of security experts discussing the future of authentication. What comes after passwords, and can we even get rid of them? How important is multi-factor authentication, and what are some of the risks? How can advances in biometrics help with authentication? In a post-quantum supremacy world, is encryption still safe? How can a new authentication system called SQRL help solve this mess? </p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p><strong>Co-Hosts:</strong> <a href="http://cheswick.com" target="_blank">William "Ches" Cheswick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/beuchelt" target="_blank">Gerald Beuchelt</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson">Steve Gibson</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://www.logmeininc.com/leadership/john-bennett" target="_blank">John Bennett</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials">https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> </ul>