India leads in adoption and usage of multi-factor authentication: Report

On the back of the security risks of remote work, India saw the highest growth in the adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA) in the world, a latest industry report has revealed. With a 19 percentage point rise, MFA usage in India in 2022 was recorded at 66 per cent, as compared to 56 per cent globally.

“India obtained both the highest percentage increase of MFA adoption and highest overall percentage of MFA usage, up 19 percentage points to 66 per cent this year. India is followed by Singapore with a 17 percentage point increase in adoption to 64 per cent, and UAE with a 10-percentage-point increase, to 65 per cent,” 2022 Thales Access Management Index showed. The report was released by Thales and 451 Research.