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Beyond Passwords: Seeking Authentication Options

Password problems Beyond Passwords: Seeking Authentication Options IT security professionals, ready to move beyond traditional passwords, are interested in authentication alternatives, a new study suggests. Plans to Increase IT Security Budget While 95% said they will increase IT security spending this year, 44% said that increase would be more than 20%. Number of Breaches in […]

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Michael Vizard

Jan 19, 2016

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Beyond Passwords: Seeking Authentication Options

IT security professionals, ready to move beyond traditional passwords, are interested in authentication alternatives, a new study suggests.

Plans to Increase IT Security Budget

While 95% said they will increase IT security spending this year, 44% said that increase would be more than 20%.

Number of Breaches in Last 12 Months

59% report they have had at least one breach, and 24% report they’ve had several.

Measuring Impact of Security Breach

62% said it costs more to deal with the consequences of an IT security breach than it does to protect data in the first place.

How Often Employees Contact Help Desk About Forgetting Passwords

Nearly all report having to deal with this issue, with 37% reporting this happens all the time inside their organizations.

The Coming of Password Obsolescence

A full 91% expect to see that occur within the next 10 years, with 51% strongly agreeing.

Use of Other Methods of Authentication

66% report that their organizations are already using additional methods of authentication internally.

Reliability of New Authentication Mechanisms

A full 97% said new approaches to authentication are reliable, with 53% saying they are very reliable.

The Most Reliable Authentication Technologies

Biometrics tops the list, at 34%, followed by two-factor authentication, at 28%.

Security Tradeoffs

87% said they have been forced to compromise between IT security and user experience, with 29% reporting this happens all the time.

The Challenge With New Authentication Technologies

81% said new technologies can be prohibitive for them to acquire and implement, but only 31% strongly agreed with that sentiment.

Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a writer for publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight, Channel Insider and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.

Beyond Passwords: Seeking Authentication Options

Michael Vizard

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