Accenture adoption, SecureAuth survey show rise of passwordless authentication

Passwordless authentication methods such as biometric and PIN-based logins are gaining ground, according to research and the latest moves from companies such as Accenture.

The consulting firm has spent the last three years transitioning more than 600,000 employees to passwordless methods, according to Axios. The move was prompted by the friction that comes with  traditional passwords. Accenture used to require that employees reset their passwords every 75 days.  The result was so many employees forgetting them that the company had …

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