Report by Yubico & Okta
2026 Global State of Authentication Report
Key Findings
44% of cybersecurity and IT professionals suffered an AI-driven attack in the last 12 months.
91% of cybersecurity and IT professionals want a human-in-the-loop approval step before autonomous AI agents execute critical actions.
43% of cybersecurity and IT professionals rely on passwords at work.
27% of cybersecurity and IT professionals cite synced passkeys as the most secure option.
23% of cybersecurity and IT professionals cite device-bound passkeys through a mobile device as the most secure option.
56% of workers in the U.S. are very familiar with passkeys.
31% of cybersecurity and IT professionals cite hardware passkeys as the most secure option.
58% of cybersecurity and IT professionals in Singapore suffer an AI-driven attack in the last 12 months.
30% of cybersecurity and IT professionals in Japan suffer an AI-driven attack in the last 12 months.
39% of security professionals fail to distinguish AI-generated text from human writing.
50% of US security professionals use passwords at work.
68% of workers in India are very familiar with passkeys.
60% of workers in Australia are very familiar with passkeys.
52% of cybersecurity and IT professionals inherit passwords on day one during onboarding.
38% of cybersecurity and IT professionals in Germany suffer an AI-driven attack in the last 12 months.