Yubico, the company behind the "YubiKey" security key, announced on November 12th the Japan-specific results of an authentication survey conducted jointly with Okta. According to the findings, only 44% of domestic tech and security professionals reported using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all business applications and services.
Regarding login methods for business accounts, usernames and passwords were the most common at 48%. Furthermore, 53% of respondents were given a username and password when starting a new job or beginning work. In contrast, only 15% of people in Japan use physical security keys for business logins, which is 10 percentage points lower than the overall survey average of 25%.
Regarding AI agents that perform tasks on behalf of humans, 81% of respondents stated that it is important for humans to be able to give final approval for AI's work. However, only 35% considered it "very important" to verify that the AI agents they use are legitimate, which is 22 percentage points lower than the overall survey average of 57%.
Tasks that respondents felt could be entrusted to AI included creating and sending routine internal messages (37%) and checking calendars or booking internal meetings (34%).
The survey was commissioned by Talker Research and conducted online from July 2nd to 16th, 2026. It targeted 1,890 professionals working at companies with 500 or more employees across nine countries, with 220 respondents from Japan.
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