{"id":5733,"date":"2015-10-14T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2015-09-02T05:41:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T13:41:44","slug":"passwords-alternatives-to-passwords-to-become-more-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/passwords-alternatives-to-passwords-to-become-more-common\/","title":{"rendered":"Security: Alternatives to Passwords to Become More Common"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most commonly used passwords used to secure internet accounts include ‘123456’, ‘password’, ‘12345’, ‘12345678’, and ‘qwerty’, according to a survey by Cyber Streetwise<\/a>. \u00a0An added problem is that many people use the same password for multiple accounts. \u00a0It’s no wonder the frequency with which\u00a0online accounts are compromised.<\/p>\n

Mark James<\/a>, an IT security specialist for anti-virus firm ESET, said that<\/a> “creating and using good passwords is not rocket science. \u00a0But sadly most people choose ease of use over security. We all want easy in this modern age, we associate advances with electronics with making things simpler for us and very rarely look at the security risks involved when using these devices.”<\/p>\n

The problem is that secure passwords are easily forgotten. \u00a030 percent of IT customer support calls<\/a> are related to password problems according to Gartner. \u00a0These include problems with account lockout, reactivation and forgotten passwords.<\/p>\n

The use of passwords for security is flawed, and that has prompted a search for alternatives.<\/p>\n

Robin Murdoch<\/a>, managing director of Accenture, said that <\/a>“as hackers use more-sophisticated and less-obvious methods, passwords are no longer seen as the definitive answers to the security question. \u00a0Traditional one-step passwords are now being matched with alternative methods using biometric technologies such as fingerprint recognition and two-step device verification. Within the next few years we are likely to see many more consumers embracing these and other alternative methods.”<\/p>\n

Biometrics provide an alternative that has been widely investigated. \u00a0Fingerprint scans <\/a>is becoming increasingly common as an option, but these too are easily hacked.<\/p>\n

Other biometric security methods include:<\/p>\n