"Alternative Authentication Methods Take Hold in Response to Digital Dangers"

Businesses are increasingly trying to move away from using passwords to secure accounts as global issues spill over into the digital realm and hybrid working takes hold. According to the latest Trusted Access Report from the Cisco company Duo, the percentage of accounts allowing WebAuthn passwordless authentication has increased by 50 percent, and WebAuthn usage has increased fivefold since April 2019. Duo collaborated with the Cyentia Institute to analyze data from over 13 billion authentications on more than 49 million devices, over 490 thousand unique applications, and around 1.1 billion monthly authentications from across its customer base, which spans North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. In addition to the increase in WebAuthn use, there was a 38 percent increase in multifactor authentication (MFA) using Duo in the last year. The findings also show that MFA is becoming more widely used around the world. Ireland has the highest increase in MFA use (52 percent), followed by Japan (32 percent). Cloud applications are also attributed to an increasing number of authentications, with a 24 percent increase in 2022. There has been more interest in location blocking, but relatively few currently use it. Ninety-one percent of Duo customers who implement device-based policies restrict access from China or Russia, and 63 percent block both countries. This article continues to discuss key findings from the 2022 Duo Trusted Access Report.

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