Google Steps Up Its War On The Password

[AditiArora]

As the number of passwords a consumer needs to conduct his or her digital life continues to grow, so does the very real risk of identity theft, fraud or hacking. But Google is setting out on a three-pronged attack that could one day consign the text-based password to the annals of tech history, alongside VHS videos, mini discs and standalone mp3 players. The third and final prong is something called Project Vault. A secure computer the size of a micro SD card, it can be integrated into devices -- so a computer within a computer -- to ensure that communications can't be hacked or data hijacked. And it has 4GB of storage, too. This is already being tested by businesses and it will be heading to enterprises first, but Dugan said that a consumer version is definitely in the works, too.