New Survey Says Most People Use Password Managers But Have Very Little Trust In Them

The great thing about technology is that it makes your life super simple. As far as password managers are concerned, you’ll be amazed at how many internet users actually include them in their daily lives.

Not only is the figure shocking, but a new study is highlighting another very important aspect related to the entire ordeal. And that has to do with it being a useful but unreliable tool.

The news comes to us thanks to a new survey by Tech Radar. Out of the 1000 people surveyed, nearly 750 were outlined to use the tool. Moreover, most people did reveal how they may use it but they have very little trust in it.

This is in terms of keeping their personal data safe. Yes, it’s useful in the sense that it aligns all of your logins and passwords. But keeping those credentials in the best of hands is not easy and you just don’t seem to be too confident about the matter. People claim it’s not safe but again, they’re using it thanks to the convenience it’s adding.

Then the survey proved how one-third of such people made use of combinations of dedicated managers with one that was browser integrated. Then another third spoke of using one of those two. Meanwhile, a little over a tenth mentioned that two dedicated managers for passwords was the way to go but a quarter added that they were not interested in any such tools and hence had zero usage.

Then came the time in the survey to add a score-linked password manager security. These results were not too impressive. 60% was the score that was more commonly seen by the 144 people involved in this survey. Then came the likes of 50% and 70% which again were selected by the likes of 140 and 136 individuals.

Now, these middle figures could be linked to so many recent stories showcasing password managers that were hacked. Perhaps, some of it was linked to people getting more and more worried about privacy concerns like Apple and Google that make it hard for users to resist their offerings. Some experts felt that conflicting results might have little to do with the likes of little trust in firms generally.

While some have trust in big tech names, others do not so much. Remember, big tech firms are not having it easy. They have a reputation to manage and bad PR would definitely hit them badly.

These results were shown to go against the findings proved in another survey of the past. They were contradictory as most individuals claimed to not use any password manager, to begin with.

Here, 75% said they do use it but don’t trust it as much as they’d like to it so that says a lot. Meanwhile, another survey that was analyzed also showed that people were hesitant of using these tools too. This might be one of the best explanations that reveal why many users have weak and unreliable passwords altogether.

Experts revealed how important it is to get your password game strong before it gets too late. And the tactics are awfully simple, to those that pay heed.

But another aspect that we forgot to shed light on is how the number of passwordless systems is increasing with each passing day. Today, the digital world wants to revolutionize the way we see things and the manner in which we behave. This entails biometric systems like facial recognition and even scanners that detect fingerprints.

These passkeys are getting adopted by leading firms and it wouldn’t be wrong before they make their way to all aspects of the digital world. Then, we wouldn’t need such tools as a whole. What do you think?

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by Dr. Hura Anwar via Digital Information World