Security experts are urging campus IT organizations to adopt passkeys as an alternative to passwords, noting that passkeys reduce phishing risk and improve user experience by tying authentication to devices rather than reusable credentials. Major vendors including Apple, Google and Microsoft have advanced passkey standards and cross‑platform support, making campus rollouts technically feasible. Institutions face adoption hurdles—user education, device-loss recovery, and vendor lock‑in concerns—but campus CIOs say a phased implementation, robust backup procedures and integration with existing identity management systems can mitigate operational risk. For colleges, improving authentication is a near‑term tactic to reduce ransomware and account‑takeover incidents.