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Traditional Access Control is Outdated


            How passwordless authentication and conditional access shine as beacons of hope, signaling a
            safer, more user-friendly future for digital access

            By Denny LeCompte, CEO, Portnox


            In the fast-paced and evolving landscape of cybersecurity, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
            are under immense pressure to minimize risks, optimize budgets, and adapt to increasingly sophisticated
            threats. One area of critical concern is access control. With the Cambrian explosion of IoT, the rapid
            adoption of bring your own device (BYOD) policies, and the expansion of networks in all directions,
            traditional mechanisms of access control simply aren't up to the task anymore. Today's cybersecurity
            landscape demands more robust solutions. Enter the revolution we've been waiting for: passwordless
            authentication and conditional access.



            The Shortcomings of Traditional Access Control

            At the epicenter of our cybersecurity conundrum lies the antiquated mechanism of traditional access
            control.  Predominantly  reliant  on  static  passwords,  it  predicates  its  security  on  users'  capacity  to
            remember  and  secure  intricate  combinations  of  alphanumeric  and  special  characters.  Despite  its
            longstanding  position  as  the  linchpin  of  cybersecurity,  this  mechanism  carries  with  it  a  host  of
            vulnerabilities.






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