Passwords Are Outdated, AI Offers A Safer Alternative According To Experts - 1

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Passwords Are Outdated, AI Offers A Safer Alternative According To Experts

  • Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!

  • AI-driven, passwordless systems expected by 2025.
  • 61% of companies plan passwordless solutions next year.
  • AI can detect unusual login patterns to enhance security.

Passwords are increasingly seen as outdated and insecure in the cybersecurity industry, with professionals calling for AI-driven, passwordless alternatives by 2025.

Forbes reported that according to a recent RSA ID IQ report , which surveyed over 2,000 cybersecurity experts across 62 countries, passwords are a major source of frustration and vulnerability.

More than half of respondents reported entering their passwords six or more times daily, with 20% doing so over 11 times, as reported by Forbes.

These frequent password prompts are not only time-consuming, challenging to remember, but are also vulnerable to hackers, and costly for IT support to maintain. However, these issues barely scratch the surface of the real problem: most data breaches start with compromised credentials, noted Forbes.

The limitations of passwords have been widely recognized for years, with tech leaders advocating for their elimination.

Steve Won, chief product officer at 1Password, emphasizes that moving beyond passwords would reduce vulnerabilities like phishing, as “there would be nothing to steal,” as reported by Forbes.

Instead of passwords, AI could enable authentication based on user behaviors, such as login location and device patterns, which are more difficult for attackers to mimic, noted Forbes.

With 61% of survey participants indicating plans to implement passwordless systems in 2025, AI-based security solutions are gaining traction, reported Forbes.

However, adoption is slowed by challenges: 24% of professionals believe passwordless standards lack maturity, 21% point to limited platform support, and 15% express doubts about trusting the technology, noted Forbes.

Only 13% cite budget as a primary obstacle, reflecting growing openness to investing in passwordless methods, said Forbes.

Forbes reports that AI-driven security systems can automate responses to unusual behavior, according to RSA CEO Rohit Ghai.

For example, if a user attempts to log in from an unexpected device or network, AI can recognize the anomaly, alert the security team, or require additional verification.

Despite concerns about trusting AI’s decision-making processes, Ghai believes confidence in AI-driven security will grow as organizations see its benefits compared to password only systems, reported Forbes.

Meta’s Social Media Platform Threads Reaches 275 Million Users - 2

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Meta’s Social Media Platform Threads Reaches 275 Million Users

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert

In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!

  • Threads reached 275 million active users a month
  • Zuckerberg said it has been gaining 1 million users per day and expects it to keep growing
  • Compared to October 2023, the platform has grown by 175%

Meta’s latest social media platform Threads—launched in July 2023— reached 275 million monthly active users according to a new announcement.

“Yesterday we crossed 275M monthly active users on Threads. A big thank you to everyone who’s helped us get this far,” wrote Adam Mosseri , head of Threads and Instagram at Meta, on the platform yesterday.

Mosseri also acknowledged improvement opportunities and promised users that they would work on making the platform better for everyone. “There’s a lot more to do and plenty of things to fix, but there’s something exciting about this place,” added Mosseri.

According to TechCrunch , Threads has taken advantage of a wave of users leaving X—formerly Twitter—due to changes and updates after Elon Musk acquired the platform. Meta’s text-based social media network is very similar to X and quickly became “one of the biggest text-first social networks.”

During the past three months the micro-blogging app has gained 75 million users, and, according to Mark Zuckerberg’s—Meta’s CEO—declarations for the results of the third quarter of the year, the social media network has been reaching 1 million new users per day in the past few days.

“We continue to be on track towards this becoming our next major social app,” said Zuckerberg on a Q3 2024 call with analysts last Wednesday.

According to CNBC , the last reports show that compared to last year, Threads has grown 175% in users as it had 100 million by this time in 2023. However, X remains ahead with 318 million—as estimated by Sensor Tower—even after losing almost 24% of its users since October 2022.

Bluesky, another platform competing against X and Threads, reached 10 million users a few weeks ago.