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Identity Verification Emerges as a New Enterprise Standard to Combat Rising Impersonation Threats, Despite Plateau in Passwordless Adoption

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HYPR The article highlights HYPR's role in addressing rising identity security concerns, particularly against AI-driven threats. Their focus on identity verification and passwordless solutions positions them favorably as enterprises pivot to these technologies. SPGI S&P Global Energy Horizons is mentioned as the producer of the report commissioned by HYPR. This is a factual mention without direct sentiment towards S&P Global's stock performance.

Identity Verification Emerges as a New Enterprise Standard to Combat Rising Impersonation Threats, Despite Plateau in Passwordless Adoption NEW YORK, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HYPR, the Identity Assurance Company, today released its sixth annual State of Passwordless Identity Assurance report. The study, commissioned by HYPR and produced by 451 Research from S&P Global Energy Horizons, identifies a seismic shift in the threat landscape: For the first time, Generative AI (53%) and Agentic AI (45%) have displaced stolen credentials as the primary identity security concern.

This crossover signifies that the industry is no longer fighting a human-scale battle of leaked passwords, but an industrial-scale battle against automated agents and synthetic media. In response, organizations are pivoting toward Identity Verification (IDV) to bridge the "literacy-action gap" that has left traditional passwordless adoption stalled at 43%.

2026 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance: Fast Facts

"Technical literacy is no longer the bottleneck; the challenge now lies in the mechanics of scaling across the enterprise," said Bojan Simic, CEO and co-founder of HYPR. "In 2026, automated agents will leak more passwords than people, shifting identity risk from human-scale errors to industrial-scale machine automation. We must move past point-in-time security and make identity verification a permanent part of how we manage every employee, from onboarding to offboarding."

The Velocity Paradox: Industrializing the Attack Chain

AI is re-arming existing threats like phishing (43%) and ransomware (37%) to automate fraud at volume. While defensive tools now detect 65% of identity-based attacks within hours, the "exfiltration window" is closing faster than human teams can react.

Market Outlook: Bridging the Literacy-Action Gap

While technical understanding has surged, this "literacy breakthrough" has yet to eliminate legacy credentials. However, the project pipeline suggests an imminent market shift as organizations move beyond "persona-based" protection for executives toward universal, enterprise-wide execution.

About the Report

The 2026 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance report is based on a survey of over 950 security and IT leaders across various industries. To download the full report and explore the framework for the Age of Industrialization, visit HYPR.com/State-of-Passwordless.

About HYPR

HYPR, the Identity Assurance Company, helps organizations create trust in the identity lifecycle. The HYPR solution provides the strongest end-to-end identity security, combining modern passwordless authentication with adaptive risk mitigation, automated identity verification and a simple, intuitive user experience. With a third-party validated ROI of 324%, HYPR easily integrates with existing identity and security tools and can be rapidly deployed at scale in the most complex environments.

Media Contact:

Fabienne Dawson

fabienne@hypr.com

917.374.6860

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