Who are you again? Infosec experiencing 'Identity crisis' amid rising login attacks

Cisco Duo warns of an industry “identity crisis” as a survey of 650 security leaders shows declining confidence in IAM defenses against phishing and AI-assisted attacks, citing complexity, visibility gaps, and inconsistent MFA coverage. Despite growing interest in passwordless authentication and passkeys, adoption remains limited due to legacy integration and usability concerns, while vendors promote phishing-resistant MFA, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and unified telemetry to improve readiness.