Expert Panel: Passwordless Security And The New Identity Battleground
For years, passwords were the only thing that mattered for securing our online presence, but the discussion around authentication is evolving rapidly. Passkeys, biometrics, device trust, and adaptive identity management solutions are often cited as the key to the next level of security, while attackers are focusing on directly targeting our identity infrastructure. Session hijacking, multi-factor fatigue attacks, token thefts, and social engineering attacks have shown that enhanced authentication doesn’t mean enhanced security; it just shifts the risks elsewhere.
In addition, companies need to find ways to make the authentication process easier for users without compromising the system’s credibility. It isn’t simply about verifying that a password is valid; it’s about creating trust in the identity, device, session, and behaviours associated with each login attempt. To explore whether passwords will become obsolete and understand the current state of digital identity security, we reached out to a few cybersecurity experts to...
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