Comment: World Password Day
May 2023 by Eduardo Azanza, CEO of Veridas
The comment below by Eduardo Azanza, CEO of Veridas, for World Password Day.
“As we continue to see the convergence of the digital and physical world, the age of passwords is limited and nearing an end. Currently, to perform our daily lives securely, we must access dozens of passwords and double authentication steps, which spirals into added steps and frustration for users.
Passwords continuously fail to keep users fully protected, as they can be stolen and leaked on the dark web for the use of fraudulent activity. It’s time to look towards a passwordless future, where organisations can create an easy experience whilst also keeping their customers safe.
Therefore, organisations need to be looking towards technologies such as biometric verification. The use of voice biometrics or face biometrics means that organisations can verify people’s digital identities in a simple, agile, secure, and private way.
Unlike passwords, users’ biometrics cannot be lost or stolen and used by cyber criminals to gain access to systems or commit other crimes such as fraud and identity theft. Finally, biometrics allows users to identified and verified within seconds, rather than users trying to remember their passwords and then having to go through multiple authentication steps to prove who they are.”