2019's tech, security, and authentication trends

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  • Google Chrome dominant in the enterprise

    Google Chrome dominant in the enterprise

    Google Chrome continues to be the favorite browser installed on enterprise devices, and its market share is growing every year, according to the findings of the 2019 Duo Trusted Access Report, which aggregated data from over 25 million devices with Duo authentication solutions installed.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Adobe Flash Player market share going down

    Adobe Flash Player market share going down

    The percentage of browsers where Flash is still installed has gone down to 29% in 2019, down from a whopping 76% in 2017.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Edge is the most out-of-date browser

    Edge is the most out-of-date browser

    The most frequent out-of-date browser is Microsoft Edge, with 73% of all instances running an older version. In comparison, the most up-to-date browser is Internet Explorer, but the last IE version came out almost a decade ago, and users have had plenty of time to update. In reality, users shouldn't be using IE at all.

    Photo by: Image: Duo Security, ZDNet

    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Android leads out-of-date devices

    Android leads out-of-date devices

    While the number of out-of-date Android devices has gone down since last year, Android smartphones and tablets continue to remain the most out-of-date devices overall, followed by those running macOS, ChromeOS, and iOS.

    Photo by: Image: Duo Security, ZDNet

    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Windows 10 adoption up, Windows 7 going down

    Windows 10 adoption up, Windows 7 going down

    After years of trying to convince users to give up on Windows 7 and move on to Windows 10, Microsoft's efforts are finally paying off. According to Duo, over the last two years, Windows 7's enterprise market share has gone down from 65% in 2017, to only 29% in 2019, while Windows 10 has gone from 27% to 66%.

    Photo by: Image: Duo Security, ZDNet

    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Windows 7 & 10 adoption per industry

    Windows 7 & 10 adoption per industry

    The industry verticals where Windows 10 is dominating Windows 7 are wholesale & distribution, business services, and non-profits. On the other hand, Windows 7 still maintains a stronghold in transportation & storage, computer & electronics (ironically), and healthcare.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • More iOS devices

    More iOS devices

    Duo, which was recently acquired by Cisco, says that while Windows is the dominant OS in the enterprise sector, iOS has been the operating system who gained the most users in the first half of 2019.

    Photo by: Image: Duo Security, ZDNet

    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Cloud usage increases

    Cloud usage increases

    The number of app integrations and authentication requests for cloud-based services has gone through the roof in 2019, showing that cloud-based apps are becoming more popular by the day, and confirming an industry trend where businesses are moving their internal apps to cloud-based infrastructures, for mobility and convenience.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Top enterprise policies

    Top enterprise policies

    The most popular enterprise policies configured in Duo's authentication solutions were: login location restrictions (51% of companies used this policy), device must use a screen-lock (27%), device must use disk encryption (22%), and companies disallow logins from anonymous IP addresses (20%).

    Photo by: Image: Duo Security, ZDNet

    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • China leads top restricted locations

    China leads top restricted locations

    Breaking down the most popular enterprise policy configured by companies, Duo says most businesses chose to block logins from countries such as China, Russia, the US, India, or France.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • SMS-based authentication is falling

    SMS-based authentication is falling

    The number of companies who use SMS-based authentication has gone down to less than 3% in 2019, according to Duo, who previously saw levels of between 6 and 8% n 2016.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Biometrics use is rising

    Biometrics use is rising

    But while SMS 2FA is going down, biometrics-based login solutions are on the rise. Duo says the number of devices where a biometrics-based login solution was enabled has grown from 68% in 2016 to 77% in 2019.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

  • Phishing is less effective

    Phishing is less effective

    And the final food news is that Duo users are falling to fewer and fewer (test) phishing attacks. The number of users who lost credentials in Duo-managed phishing tests has gone down from 65% in 2017 to 47% in 2019. The number is not great, but it's an improvement after all.

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    Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

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Edge is the most out-of-date browser

The most frequent out-of-date browser is Microsoft Edge, with 73% of all instances running an older version. In comparison, the most up-to-date browser is Internet Explorer, but the last IE version came out almost a decade ago, and users have had plenty of time to update. In reality, users shouldn't be using IE at all.

Caption by: Catalin Cimpanu

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