At the 2025 RSAC Conference in San Francisco, our team met with dozens of industry experts, cybersecurity professionals, and investors to find out more about the biggest security technologies and trends that are impacting your business. 

Tech-Specific Innovation

While AI was one of the hottest topics at the show, it wasn’t the only topic of discussion; we also heard a lot about the evolving ransomware ecosystem and what organizations need to be doing today to prepare for the arrival of “Q-Day”. 

But perhaps the second-biggest discussion piece was around identity and access security. 

With the rise of AI-powered deepfakes and fraud attempts, we’re seeing more need than ever before for organizations to make the switch from passwords to more secure methods of authentication, such as Passkeys—and many experts were optimistic that this space will see a lot of adoption over the next year. 

Key Insights:

  • Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director and CEO of the FIDO Alliance: “We’re going to see Passkey deployment continue to grow in regulated industries. That’s really important, because addressing the higher assurance use cases and taking passwords out of play there will give greater confidence for more and more companies to deploy Passkeys at scale, which will further accelerate our journey towards putting passwords fully in the rear-view mirror.”


More

Biometric Update: Strong FIDO adoption in Korea led by financial sector

Biometric Update reports on a blog post by FIDO Korea Working Group Vice-Chair Dongpyo Hong,…

Read More →

Planet Biometrics: Amazon joining FIDO board of directors

FIDO Alliance has welcomed Amazon to its Board of Directors to work with other industry…

Read More →

Finance Digest: Getting Authentication Right – A Challenge For The Financial Sector

In this article, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell explains why financial services firms need…

Read More →


Subscribe to the FIDO newsletter

Stay Connected, Stay Engaged

Receive the latest news, events, research and implementation guidance from the FIDO Alliance. Learn about digital identity and fast, phishing-resistant authentication with passkeys.