Top Passwordless Identity Assurance Trends For 2025
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
'The Renaissance Man' was attributed to Leonardo da Vinci because he symbolized the focus of the Renaissance era: boundless human potential. The 2025 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance Report revolves around the Identity Renaissance: the exploration of business success when it's unburdened by security vulnerabilities and inefficiencies.
The report stresses the vitalization of shifting away from passwords and adopting comprehensive security infrastructure.
Where Does Identity Security Stand in 2025?
Threat landscape
Organizations increasingly acknowledge that strong security is now positioned as a basic business need. Threat actors are linked by a common thread: the report findings suggest that online attackers are specifically targeting identity assets and infrastructure.
Nearly half of all respondents (49%) reported experiencing a breach in the last year, and an overwhelming majority (87%) of successful breaches were related to the exploitation of holes in identity processes. Credential misuse (47%), privileged access abuse (41%), social engineering (36%), and MFA bypass attacks (35%), account for the majority of breaches organizations experienced.