Main authentication factors used by companies in the software sector worldwide in 2022

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Release date

September 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

700*

Special properties

VPs, directors, and C-level executives

Supplementary notes

* Respondents were from APAC, EMEA and North America.

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Main authentication factors used by software organizations worldwide 2022

Published by
Diana Elagina,
Dec 15, 2025
In 2022, the main security factor used by software companies worldwide remained passwords. At the same time, ** percent of respondents stated that their company used a security question as their main security factor.
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