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EP 61 - Passwords Are Getting Fired · Trending Now: Top 10 Topics This Week

HOST: Passwords are getting fired, and this week the internet finally noticed. [SFX: surprise whoosh] HOST: Number ten: Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are pushing passkeys harder, turning your face, fingerprint, or device PIN into the login. HOST: Number nine: banks are nudging customers away from one-time text codes, because SIM-swap scams are still brutally effective. HOST: Number eight: workplaces are asking employees to kill “Password123” before attackers do. [AD_BREAK:1] HOST: Number seven: creators are posting “I forgot my password” memes like it’s a breakup song. [SFX: silly trombone] HOST: Number six: travel apps, retailers, and streaming services want faster checkout, fewer reset emails, and less fraud. HOST: But here’s the twist: passkeys are simpler until your phone dies, your laptop is lost, or your family shares one account like it’s 2014. [AD_BREAK:2] HOST: Number five through one: backup codes, password managers, recovery contacts, device syncing, and plain human confusion are the battleground now. HOST: The takeaway? The password era isn’t ending overnight. It’s being replaced by something quieter, smoother, scarier—and hopefully harder to steal.