Authentication technologies are intersecting science fiction and comedy. A flyby of recently discovered and invented mechanisms to digitally identify a person makes it clear that it’s not for lack of options. If the usability and security of strong authentication have been solved, how can we improve deployability, which is the main reason we are still using passwords?
This presentation was delivered by Mike Schwartz at RSA Conference 2016.
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Obama says use two factors…
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/02/12/obama-
says-passwords-arent-strong-enough-urges-use-of-2fa/
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Neuromancer BY William Gibson, 1984
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http://www.amazon.com/Neuromancer-William-Gibson/dp/0441569595
“Meat space” the physical world
where our bodies ("pieces of
meat") move around and do
meat-like things
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The Future of Biometrics
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"You are a 1000 points of data,
that collectively reflect you. The
more the phone can learn about
you, the better it can recognize
you. You are the key..."
Skooks Pong, VP of Technology
Synapse Product Development
SXSW 2014
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"Some are more secure, some are
more usable, but every scheme does
worse than passwords on
deployability. Marginal gains are
often not sufficient."
For the first time, the President of the United States of America, advised us to use strong authentication. Reagan might have seen this coming when he watched War Games, and Mathew Broderic’s character broke into NORAD. But Obama advised people, not just the military, to change their behavior… and consequently, businesses need to offer this capability.