You’ve probably heard the stories, there are several each year, of employees who are prepared to part with logon and password information for a free café latté or an Easter egg.

This highlights that security of information systems is not just about technology, the human factor is important too, and one of the obvious places in which security meets the user is authentication.

This short report looks at some of the trends and developments in this area based on the findings of an online research study during which information and insights were gathered from 1,464 respondents, primarily IT professionals.