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A Passwordless Future: Will Biometric Identification Replace Passwords? By Joshua Frisby, Founder of PasswordManagers.co From Face ID to scanning your fingerprint to unlock your phone, biometric authentication is weaved into almost every device that we rely on. It has been so seamlessly integrated that it has become somewhat second-nature in the digitally dominant world that we live in. While not needing to enter, or remember, a password is extremely convenient, we must ask: Will biometric authentication replace traditional passwords altogether? And most importantly: Is it safe? We have become so accustomed to using biometric authentication but the truth is that while biometrics offer many advantages, it also comes with several drawbacks. Let’s take a closer look. Is There a Need to Replace Passwords? Login details and credentials are susceptible to theft and are often targeted by hackers. In fact, Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report concluded that up to 81% of data breaches are due to hackers being able to gain access by leveraging weak, reused, or stolen passwords. With the level of exposure to cybercrime dependent on where you reside, having a fool-proof method to login into your accounts is crucial to secure digital infrastructures, devices, and identities. Cyber Defense eMagazine –July 2020 Edition 106 Copyright © 2020, Cyber Defense Magazine. All rights reserved worldwide.
According to research conducted by LastPass, the average person can have up to 97 work-related passwords that they need to manage, and that’s not even including personal ones. It’s no shock that so many people reuse the same password, after all, we are only human. Unless you are a genius and have the world’s best memory, it’s highly likely that you are going to be able to remember so many, let alone come up with complex combinations to ensure you use unique strong passwords for each account. With cybercrime on the rise, 55% of people would prefer a method of protecting accounts that don’t involve passwords. Enter biometric authentication. What Makes Biometrics a Good Alternative? Biometric data is unique to you, making it hard to steal and imitate. And so, biometrics are a serious contender for replacing passwords as the standard login method. Not only are we familiar with using our biometric data (face and fingerprint) to unlock our devices and in some cases, a handful of accounts, they also make the login process effortless. There is no need to type usernames or long complicated passwords. Take mobile banking apps as an example, what could be more convenient than simply scanning your finger on a reader to see your account balance? Or, even simpler, look at your phone’s camera to unlock your device via the built-in iris scanner. Source: Science Focus While convenience is nice to have, security is the primary concern. Because biometrics are more difficult to replicate than passwords, hackers cannot obtain your sensitive data with a simple phishing attack. This makes hacking data that is protected with biometrics much more difficult than password-protected data. Cyber Defense eMagazine –July 2020 Edition 107 Copyright © 2020, Cyber Defense Magazine. All rights reserved worldwide.
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