Is your Microsoft account passwordless yet? Why it (probably) should be and how to do it right

Tom Kelley/Getty Images These days, I'm very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and even Albania. At least, that's what it looks like based on this list of recent attempts to sign in to my Microsoft account: What these attackers don't know is that every password is incorrect for this passwordless account. Screenshot by Ed Bott/ZDNET If you're curious about who's trying to sign in to your Microsoft account, go to this management page: https://account.microsoft.com. After signing in, click Security and "View my sign-in activity." In my case, those desperate hackers are wasting their time. They can try every combination of letters, numbers, and symbols in every alphabet known to humanity, even if it takes until the end of the universe, and they will never guess the password for my Microsoft account. Also: 10 passkey survival tips: Prepare for your passwordless future now Why am I so confident? Because, long ago, I chose the option to make that account passwordl ... Read full article.