Microsoft is taking security seriously with its new OS given recent large scale data breaches

Microsoft is taking security seriously with its new OS given recent large scale data breaches
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http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/10/microsoft-unveils-security-measures-windows-10/
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While the announcement is welcome, users of the Windows 10 Technical Preview won't have these security features available to them. The feature, when enabled, will allow users to enroll their PCs, tablets, and phones running Windows 10 for authentication by PIN or a fingerprint.

The PIN can be any combination of alphanumeric characters and won't be restricted to the standard short numeric PIN millions call a PIN today. If a PIN is stolen in a data breach, it is near useless without the hardware used in the two-factor authentication. Conversely, a device without a PIN is equally disabled.

Microsoft didn't develop this themselves but rather based it on the standards of the FIDO alliance of which it is a member along with Lenovo Group Limited (ADR) (OTCMKTS:LNVGY) (HKG:0992), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and others in the computing world. PayPal, Visa, BofA and others are all on the membership rolls along with security firms like IdentityX