Poll shows broad support for passwordless authentication but risks fly under the radar

Passwordless authentication is a “viable concept” for more than half (54 percent) of cybersecurity experts while 79 percent agree that passwords are evolving or becoming obsolete, according to a new survey interviewing attendees of the 2023 BlackHat USA cybersecurity conference.

Biometrics has become a popular choice for protecting passwords among cybersecurity experts: The majority of respondents (73 percent) said that they use multi-factor authentication (MFA) as an additional authentication method to secure their credentials and identity, with 57 percent saying …

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