Yubico and Okta: 45% of Australian tech staff still rely on passwords

A Yubico and Okta study found a gap between knowledge and practice in Australian enterprises: 93% of tech staff know passkeys, yet 45% still log in with passwords. 43% of organisations suffered AI-driven phishing in the past year, and 47% reported deepfake impersonation attempts.

• 93% of Australian tech staff know passkeys, but 45% still use passwords
• 43% of organisations faced a successful AI-driven phishing attack in a year
• 47% of staff reported deepfake impersonation attempts on colleagues
• 72% demand mandatory human sign-off on AI agent actions