45% of passwords can be hacked in less than a minute

This is “a mathematically more powerful system, more secure than even the best password managers. With this, one might think that the next step is to remove or eliminate the password, but in a way that is easy for the user,” explained Royal Hansen, vice president of privacy, security and engineering at Google.

On the different platforms where they are already available, such as Google, Apple or WhatsApp, this proof can be a fingerprint, face or a device access code to verify that it is the person who really owns the account.

Borga stressed that this technology, to improve its security processes, makes use of cloud infrastructure where user data is located and where it is also determined that only the person who owns the device is the one who is trying to unlock their gadget.

In addition to biometric data, other data, such as geographic location, have also been incorporated into the new digital security routes, which make the filters more robust. “If someone in five minutes wants to access your account from Guadalajara, it is an alert because it is impossible to be anywhere else in that time,” Borga commented.

The biometrics of things

These new security standards can also be integrated into physical things. Manuel Aranda, director of operations of the digital identity company, Inetum, mentioned that electronic passports are also an example of cybersecurity, since they already incorporate chips with various levels of security that record biometric information to make migration processes simpler.

Aranda also shared that the application of technology at this level has a social impact, as it increases security at airports, something important for border processes, and also optimizes times for people, something relevant, for example, when it is necessary to make quick connections for several flights.