People want safer alternatives to passwords and they want them now

As the recent leak of LinkedIn data shows, passwords are an increasingly vulnerable and flawed way of securing systems. A new survey from identity management specialist Gigya reveals that consumers are beginning to recognize this and that 52 percent would choose anything but a traditional username and password account registration when given the option. The survey of 4,000 people split between the US and UK finds that 29 percent prefer using two-factor authentication and 20 percent prefer biometric authentication. Biometrics is belived by 80 percent of those expressing a preference to be more secure than traditional methods. "Within the next… [Continue Reading]