I replaced my Microsoft account password with a passkey - and you should, too

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Free Microsoft accounts can use biometric passkeys instead of passwords.
• Passwordless sign-ins are more secure and highly phishing-resistant.
• Set up multiple sign-in and recovery options before going passwordless.

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. (That list is available for any Microsoft account at this management page: https://account.microsoft.com. After signing in, click Security and then click "View my sign-in activity.")

In my case, those desperate hackers are wasting their time. They can try every combination of letters, numbers ...