Use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Nearly Doubles Since 2020, New Okta Secure Sign-In Trends Reports Finds
12 Junho 2023 - 10:13AM
Business Wire
Okta platform data-based study finds
FastPass and WebAuthn offer far stronger security and faster, more
reliable user experiences
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent identity
partner, today announced the release of its international Secure
Sign-In Trends Report. The report, which analyzes billions of
monthly workforce customer logins to Okta Workforce Identity Cloud
across more than 16 industries around the world, reveals that the
use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) has nearly doubled since
2020 and that phishing-resistant authenticators represent the best
choice in terms of security and convenience for users.
“Okta is advancing our customers’ zero trust security strategies
by helping them adopt innovations like phishing-resistant MFA and
passwordless,” said Todd McKinnon, co-founder and CEO of Okta. “By
sharing data on our customers’ adoption of these critical
technologies, we can drive greater progress with governments, our
partners, and our customers.”
The top takeaways include:
- 90% of Okta administrators and 64% of users signed in using MFA
during the month of January 2023.
- Sign-in methods that offer the highest phishing resistance
(Okta FastPass and FIDO2 WebAuthn) also prove to offer the fastest,
most reliable user experience.
- The technology industry is best placed to move to a
passwordless future, with 87% of account logins already using MFA.
Insurance (77%), Professional Services (75%), Construction (74%),
and Media & Communications (72%) round out the top five
industry adopters. Surprisingly, highly regulated industries tend
to lag behind.
- MFA adoption by Okta's workforce customers jumped from 35% to
50% in two months between February and March 2020.
- Organizations with fewer than 300 employees (79%) exceed the
MFA use of enterprises with more than 20,000 employees (54%).
MFA adds an extra layer of security on top of credentials like
passwords, which are highly susceptible to abuse. More than 80
percent of Business Web Application Attacks and nearly half of all
business email compromise attacks result from stolen username and
passwords. MFA provides greater certainty that a user is who they
claim to be before granting access to an application or online
account. MFA verifies identities by asking users to provide
different types of information or factors to gain access to an
account or application. However, an increase in sophisticated MFA
bypass attacks is prompting organizations to evaluate the need for
phishing-resistant authentication flows.
According to the report, the use of phishing-resistant
authentication such as Okta FastPass or FIDO2 WebAuthn offers the
optimal mix of security and user experience. While it's frequently
assumed that technology decision-makers must “trade off” security
for user experience, Okta's research finds that on average, signing
in with passwordless, phishing-resistant authenticators saves time
and is less prone to failure when compared to using passwords.
About the Okta Secure Sign-In Report
The Secure Sign-In Trends Report was built from data of direct
MFA authentication events in the Okta Workforce Identity Cloud
(WIC). Analysts anonymized and aggregated data from billions of
monthly authentications and verifications across countries
worldwide. Okta enterprise customers and their employees,
contractors, partners, and customers use Okta to securely log in to
devices, websites, apps, and services and to leverage security
features to protect their data. They span every major industry and
vary in size, from small businesses to some of the world's largest
organizations, with hundreds of thousands of employees and millions
of customers. The full report can be found at:
http://okta.com/secure-sign-in-trends-report.
About Okta
Okta is the World's Identity Company. As the leading independent
Identity partner, we free everyone to safely use any
technology—anywhere, on any device or app. The most trusted brands
trust Okta to enable secure access, authentication, and automation.
With flexibility and neutrality at the core of our Okta Workforce
Identity and Customer Identity Clouds, business leaders and
developers can focus on innovation and accelerate digital
transformation, thanks to customizable solutions and more than
7,000 pre-built integrations. We're building a world where Identity
belongs to you. Learn more at okta.com.
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