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Jasson Casey, CTO at Beyond Identity, explains why passwords are a thing of the past as modern, phishing-resistant MFA that does not rely on passwords or one-time codes rises becomes widely available.

With backing from major firms, credential security company Beyond Identity has launched the Zero Trust Authentication initiative for organizations to hack-proof user credentials.

Jasson Casey, Chief Technology Officer at Beyond Identity, believes that businesses can take more control of their password security by switching to a modern, secure, phishing-resistant MFA that leverages the combination of biometrics and Passkeys based on the FIDO standards

A 2022 survey by security provider Beyond Identity found that nearly one-third of employers suffered a website hack due to ineffective offboarding of staff.

Binding the device to an identity, combined with continuous monitoring of the device's security posture, is key to a secure identity authentication process and closes security gaps in unmanaged endpoints without the negative impacts associated with traditional MDM solutions.

While there's an immediate need to improve MFA adoption, it's also critical to move to more advanced and secure passwordless frameworks, including biometrics. (Part 1 of 2)

A Beyond Identity survey showed that hyper-growth companies, or firms that have annual growth rates exceeding 40%, had increased odds of taking a proactive approach on cybersecurity and tackling the value of security, compared with those that experienced standard growth.

"Passwordless” has become the holy grail for user authentication. But there are different interpretations of what passwordless is – and is not. Tom “TJ” Jermoluk, CEO of Beyond Identity, addresses some of the myths, the realities and how passwordless is deployed today.