The 2026 CISO Mandate: Proactive, Passwordless, and Context-Aware Identity Assurance
Security Boulevard, Thursday, February 26th, 2026
In our opinion, Gartner's 2026 research reflects this broader evolution. Identity has expanded beyond perimeter controls and point-in-time authentication to encompass verification of the human, contextual risk assessment, and automated trust decisions.
Instead, identity security now hinges on three interconnected pillars:
- Passwordless authentication as the foundation for phishing-resistant access
- Identity verification to ensure the right human is behind the identity
- Contextual signals to continuously assess trust across identity workflows
We believe Gartner's recent research reinforces what forward-looking security teams have already recognized: organizations that fail to modernize identity workflows across these dimensions are leaving material risk on the table.
HYPR is explicitly featured across all three areas, highlighting how forward-thinking identity platforms are converging authentication, verification, and context into a single trust fabric.