As users turn away from knowledge-based authentication, 2018 will bring new elements into the mix. These are our 5 predictions for 2018.

1. 5
2018
AUTHENTICATION
TRENDS
With cybercrime not showing any signs of slowing down, it’s
time we have a look at some of the most promising trends in
strengthening the first line of defense, authentication.

2. In addition to innovation being pushed by the increase
in data breaches, usability is another decisive factor for
the success of future technologies and cyber-security
innovation.
USABILITY
of companies chose complexity as the
main barrier to adopting new data
security solutions.
7 in 10 VISA customers find biometrics easier than
passwords

3. PASSWORDS
Passwords are not going anywhere anytime soon.
People are still searching for terms like “How to
make a strong password” or look for ways to
“Generate strong password”.
“Strong password” related search
terms in
Google Trends for the past 12 months.
how to make
a strong passwordgenerate
strong password
of all accounts are
protected by the
password “123456”
of people reuse
passwords
of people use
maximum 5
passwords during
their whole life

4. BLOCKCHAIN
The tech community is finding new applications for
blockchain’s information decentralisation principle, and
among these applications, authentication and identity
management are two of the most promising ones.
blockchain-based
projects on GitHub100
75
50
25
Jan 8, 2017 Jun 18, 2017
Interest over time
Nov 27, 2017
86,034
new projects
each year
8,600
There are

5. MULTI-FACTOR
AUTHENTICATION
Multi-factor authentication will continue its growth
through 2018, driven by increasing user adoption
and upcoming regulations and compliance
obligations, such as the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) and PCI DSS.
MFA services market size is expected to reach
$12.51 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 15.52%.
Multi-factor
Authentication
Market
(2013 -2020)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

6. FACE RECOGNITION
Even though face identification is still in its incipient
phase, the introduction of iPhone’s Face ID is a game
changer that might very well make this technology
huge in 2018.
The facial recognition market is expected to grow
from $4.05 Billion in 2017 to $7.76 Billion by 2022, at
a CAGR of 13.9%.
$ 4.05
BILLION
2017
BILLION
$ 7.76
2020

7. With solutions for identity registration, multiple ways to authenticate, different types
of data encryption, flexible access rights management & data structures, UNLOQ
helps organisations unify and secure data.
Sources
Thales Data Threat Report, Trends in Encryption and Data Security, 2017
Denise Nicholson, Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity, 2016
https://blog.keepersecurity.com/2017/01/13/most-common-passwords-of-2016-research-study/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/cyber-security-firm-reports-all-fortune-500-companies-exposed-dark-web/
https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88580-consumers-prefer-biometrics-over-passwords
https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/facial-recognition.asp
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/facial-recognition-market-worth-776-billion-usd-by-2022-
657221323.html
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