The main reason for not using multi-factor authentication (MFA) in the United States and in the United Kingdom was because respondents found it too difficult to use. At the same time, 13 percent of respondents stated that MFA conflicted with productivity.
Most important reasons for not using multi-factor authentication (MFA) in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
It is too difficult to do
24%
I don't know how
22%
I understand the risk but I never undestood the problem behind the risk
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CybSafe. (September 1, 2021). Most important reasons for not using multi-factor authentication (MFA) in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305250/reasons-for-not-using-mfa-us-uk/
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