Is the Password Dying?

For decades, a short string of characters has been all that has stood between organizations’ and agencies’ data and an increasingly hostile outside world. In the wake of continued high-profile data breaches and leaked information made possible by password-dependent security, the government is beginning to explore alternatives like two-factor authentication as a means to better protect its infrastructure. Watch this viewcast as our panelists explore what efforts to beef up identity management are underway in government and whether the password will ever truly go extinct.

Speakers:

Erik Avakian, Pennsylvania Chief Information Security Officer

Jeremy Grant, Senior Executive Advisor for Identity Management, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Follow the conversation at #Threatwatch.

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