Cybersecurity statistics / passwordless adoption

41% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) reported improved productivity as a benefit of passwordless authentication.

Publisher	Portnox
Report	CISO Perpsectives 2026
Published	21 October 2025
Topics	passwordless adoption, access control, zero trust

Published by Portnox in CISO Perpsectives 2026, 21 October 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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