Nearly 15 years ago, Bill Gates predicted the demise of passwords as they were "too unreliable", noting that there were other ways of securing devices and granting access to users. Of course, as we still use passwords to this day, we haven't gotten rid of passwords entirely. But, we have seen a shift to other technology for security.
The main problem with passwords is that we (maybe more so users) choose passwords we can remember, such as 123456 - the most common password in the world. Unfortunately, when you create passwords that use names and interests that are specific to yourself, hackers have quick and simple access to many tools that can crack these simple logins in less than an hour.
But, as frustrating as passwords can be, they are an unfortunate fact of life and aren't going away anytime soon. With all of the data breaches,...