No Passwords, PINs for Most Smartphone and Tablet Users

Most smartphones, tablets are personal devices being used at work

September 29, 2011

Dark Reading reports on the results of the Mobile (In)Security Survey conducted by Confident Technologies. The article says: "Fat-fingering a password or PIN is an all-too-frequent frustration to mobile users today, and more than half of smartphone and tablet users say they don't bother with authentication on those devices. Convenience is the main driver, of course: two-thirds of them leave applications logged in if they can, and 30 percent complain that they 'often forget or mistype' passwords on their smaller keyboards. Around 60 percent say they would like an easier way to authenticate to their mobile apps."

 

Read the full article on the Dark Reading website here.

Download the full mobile security survey results and learn more about image-based mobile authentication here.

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