22 Aug Delinea Blackhat USA survey on a password-less future
Following the success of Blackhat USA, Cybersecurity company Delinea carried out an extensive survey to understand the momentum of the IT security industry.
The survey polled 100 industry professionals. Of these 100, 54% said that “passwordless” is a viable concept while 79% agreed that passwords are evolving or becoming obsolete.
When asked how they protect their passwords, the majority of attendees surveyed indicated they use an additional authentication method to secure their credentials and identity. Seventy-three per cent (73%) use some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), while 57% specifically indicated they use an authenticator app and 40% use biometrics. Over half (52%) use a password manager while 34% use a PAM solution to securely store their passwords. One in five (21%) indicated they are using passkeys now instead of or in addition to passwords.
“The findings of this survey indicate an understanding of what passwordless means beyond just being a marketing term” – said Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea. “This takes on increased significance when 75% of respondents also acknowledged that the fastest way to get access to a network is through social engineering or stolen identities and passwords. The quicker organizations and end users alike can evolve their identity and access security beyond passwords, the safer we’ll be as a society.