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Apple Joins FIDO Alliance: Why this Matters for the Future of Passwords

Earlier this week, Apple joined the likes of Amazon, Facebook, and Google on the list of board members at the FIDO alliance. An acronym for “Fast IDentity Online”, FIDO is committed to eliminating the need for passwords, strongly endorsing the adoption of trusted devices via standards like WebAuthn as a password alternative. But what could Apple’s…

This Week in the Cloud: The Cloud Hits Mars; More on the Public/Private Debate

Here’s our roundup of the week’s biggest cloud stories: Private Clouds Just Aren’t Worth the Trouble InformationWeek’s Jonathan Feldman wrote some spot-on analysis last weekend explaining why the private cloud is just not practical for most businesses. In Feldman’s view, implementation snags are the crux of the problem. He writes: “There's…

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