Apple @ Work State of the union for passkeys
Nov 18, 2025
Rew Islam, a security and product expert at Dashlane, dives into the future of digital security focused on passkeys. He unpacks Dashlane's latest report revealing how major players like HubSpot and NHS are adopting these new standards. The conversation highlights the importance of passkeys for cryptocurrencies and how they're phishing-resistant, making them ideal for e-commerce. Rew also predicts that passkeys will replace passwords, discussing Google's pivotal shift to make passkeys default, and outlines challenges in enterprise portability and migration.
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Passkeys Gain Traction With High-Risk Sites
- Passkeys are gaining traction among sites handling financial and crypto transactions due to stronger protection needs.
- Large platforms like Google and Amazon show high passkey re-authentication adoption, accelerating momentum.
Crypto's Irreversibility Raises Security Stakes
- Cryptocurrencies as bearer digital assets increase the need for phishing-resistant authentication like passkeys.
- When transfers are irreversible, stronger local cryptographic credentials become essential to prevent catastrophic loss.
Security And Convenience In One Credential
- Passkeys combine convenience and phishing resistance, addressing both user friction and security simultaneously.
- That dual benefit explains why adoption can outpace other security measures that trade one for the other.
