J. Wolfgang Goerlich is an Advisory CISO for Duo Security. He has led IT and IT security in the healthcare and financial services verticals, and advisory and assessment practices in several cyber security consulting firms.
We are excited to share that Cisco is announcing Duo’s passwordless authentication. It replaces the password with security keys and platform biometrics such as Apple FaceID and TouchID, and Windows Hello. Learn more about what is coming in passwordless authentication!
If 2020 proved anything, it proved it is hard to predict the future. In spite of that, our CISO advisor Wolfgang Goerlich has some predictions for cybersecurity in 2021 to share. (Spoiler alert: there is hope!)
“Turns out, people aren’t all that good at predictions,” I wrote in my 2020 article. How true this turned out to be. Few could foresee the turns 2020 would take.
I admit a little nostalgia for my first few passwords. I used to make jokes in my passwords. Sometimes, I’d make promises (saveMoney!, sleep@More). I’m willing to bet you did the same. What changed? By the time you’re reaching hundreds of account passwords, the joy is gone. Let’s discuss what a passwordless tomorrow looks like.
Can passwordless authentication be trusted? “If someone steals my password, I can change my password. If someone steals my fingerprint, what do I do then?” Every new feature we introduce to our users is potentially a new tactic we provide our adversaries. But don't worry, we made an app for that.
