Roaming authenticators offer what other passkey solutions can't - but there are trade-offs

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Passkeys are more secure than passwords for authenticating with online accounts.
• Working with passkeys requires an authenticator and other technologies.
• The roaming authenticator could be the most complicated -- and secure -- type of authenticator.

Let's face it. When it comes to passwords, we are truly our own worst enemies. Too harsh? I don't think so. We're doing everything we can to make it easy for threat actors to inflict their worst -- from the exfiltration and distribution of our sensitive information to the emptying of our bank accounts. Given how frequently end-users continue to inadvertently enable these hackers, we've practically joined the other side. 

In fact, research now shows that, despite receiving some thorough and comprehensive cybersecurity training, a whopping 98% of ...