3 Reasons Why Fingerprint

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 What Do the Statistics Say About
Knowledge-based Authentication?

Your Employees’ Passwords Are a Problem

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 81% of breaches
leverage stolen or
weak passwords.1
 $70 is the average help
desk labor cost for a
single password reset.2
 20—50% of all help
desk calls are for
password resets.3
What Do the Statistics Say About Knowledge-based Authentication?...............................................3

Your Employees’ Passwords Are a Problem...............................................................................3 Multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols that require users to enter a known password or
3 Reasons to Implement FEITIAN Passwordless Biometric Security Keys and Cards........3 answer a knowledge-based question are risky and do not fully ensure the security of
company data and accounts.
Enhance Security and Privacy...................................................................................................................4

Decrease IT Management Costs..............................................................................................................5 For enterprises with Microsoft accounts, including Azure Active Directory or Windows Hello
for Business, biometrics are the key to unlocking a faster, highly reliable single sign-on
Streamline Employee Productivity...........................................................................................................6 (SSO) experience to access on-premises and cloud-hosted resources.
Maxmize Your Investment in Microsoft Solutions.................................................................................7

3 Reasons to Implement
FEITIAN Passwordless Biometric Security Keys and Cards

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Enhance Security and Privacy
Fight social engineering and decrease account takeovers.

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Decrease IT Management Costs
Cut down expenses and reduce your IT support team’s workload.

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Streamline Employee Productivity
Enable frictionless user experiences by eliminating passwords for good.

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 Enhance Security Online accounts, systems, and applications
are vulnerable to attack and credential theft
and Privacy is at an all time high

Employees reusing passwords increases the likelihood of

phishing attacks, MTM attacks, and severe credential
breaches. No business wants to risk a data breach given the
steep financial consequences and toll on a brand’s
reputation.

By using FIDO2-certified fingerprint-enabled security keys or

cards as part of your multi-factor authentication process,
only the correct user in possession of their biometric device Decrease IT Management Costs
can gain access to systems, leaving no chance for hackers to
manipulate credentials.
Password resets are costing your organization extensive resources

Most IT help desk support calls are for password resets.And resetting an employee’s
password is more complex than a quick, one-click action. Your IT department has more
important tasks to perform, like ensuring business continuity and optimizing operations. By
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going passwordless, an organization no longer needs to expend support resources to
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 Streamline Employee Productivity Learning Resources

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