BlackHat USA attendants were surveyed by Delinea on password security. Of 100 business hall attendees polled, 54% said that "passwordless" is a viable concept while 79% agreed that passwords are evolving or becoming obsolete. Of the attendees surveyed. 36% identified their role as a security team member, 21% as CIO/CISO/CTO and 12% as IT Team/Administrators.
When asked how they protect their passwords, the majority of attendees surveyed indicated they use an additional authentication method to secure their credentials and identity. Seventy-three percent use some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), while 57% specifically indicated they use an authenticator app and 40% use biometrics. Over half (52%) use a password manager while 34% use a PAM solution to securely store their passwords. One in five (21%) indicated they are using passkeys now instead of or in addition to passwords.