Security News > 2020 > May > A passwordless future: How security keys and biometrics are taking over
Passwords have been a staple for account identity verification for years, but with passwords continually reused or becoming easier to guess, users are realizing how vulnerable the tactic can be.
More than half of IT professionals believe that eliminating passwords would improve the security of their organization.
Passwords can be annoying, especially when using two-factor authentication, being forced to remember odd security questions, or just remembering loads of different passwords.
The majority of IT professionals believe the use of biometrics would increase security in their organization; more than half said a hardware security key would also be a better form of security than a password, the Yubico report found.
Passwords have been used for so long that many people still resort to them out of comfortability, but passwordless is definitely where the future of authentication is moving, according to Chong.