As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, authentication is expected to shift to passkeys and other methods. Adoption by Japanese companies remains slow, however, and Yubico's press briefing and latest survey were reported.
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, a shift from authentication dependent on IDs and passwords to new methods such as passkeys is required. Yubico held a press briefing in Tokyo and explained its market strategy and the direction of authentication technology in the age of AI.
The company's CEO pointed out that AI now makes it possible to achieve the 3 elements of attack speed, scale and sophistication simultaneously, making it difficult to respond with conventional authentication measures alone. The company explained that passkeys prevent authentication credentials from being handed over to phishing sites.
The survey found that 87% of people at Japanese companies knew about passkeys, while 43% still logged into business systems using usernames and passwords in practice. The proportion issued a password when joining a company was 52%, while 76% used different authentication methods for each app.
The continued use of traditional authentication by default and the fragmentation of authentication methods across systems were cited as obstacles to adoption. Yubico noted that awareness of passkeys is high, but that widespread adoption in practice will take time.