Passwords have been the foundation of digital security for decades. From employee email accounts to financial systems and cloud platforms, businesses have relied on passwords to control access to sensitive information. However, as cyber threats become more sophisticated and organisations depend on increasingly connected systems, the limitations of password based security are becoming harder to ignore.

A strong password can still provide useful protection. The difficulty lies in how passwords are created, stored and used across a business. Employees manage numerous accounts, attackers exploit stolen credentials, and organisations often struggle to enforce consistent security practices across remote teams and third party services.

As a result, businesses are reassessing whether passwords alone can provide adequate protection. The shift is not necessarily towards eliminating passwords altogether.…