Password-based MFA: harmful on productivity worldwide 2022

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) can support and provide additional types of authentication, depending on the desired security level. In 2022, nearly half of respondents said that their company's productivity was affected because they needed access to critical information for their work and were unable to because they forget their password.

Have you ever needed access to critical information for your work but were unable to because you forgot the password?

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

411 respondents

Special properties

Technology professionals

Supplementary notes

*Respondents hold various job titles: Director/IT manager (23%), Security manager or director (13%), CISO/CSO or VP of security (12%), Security analyst (11%), System administrator (9%), Security administrator (4%), CIO (3%), Other (25%).
Respondents represent various company sizes: Less than 100 employees (32%), 100-499 employees (21%), 500-999 employees (6%), 1,000-4,999 employees (13%), 5,000-9,999 employees (8%), >10,000 employees (20%).
Respondents represent various industries.

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