Ed Ackerman

Ed Ackerman currently serves as Director of Alliances and Partnerships at Onfido. He joined the company in 2016 as Head of Client Management and has been instrumental in driving the company's commercial strategy and revenue growth. Prior to Onfido, Ed led a high performing team as Head of UK Channel Partnerships at Google.

Passwords have long been an archaic form of access security. A recent survey showed that one in 10 people would rather get a root canal or a filling than create a unique password for every online account they have. It’s not surprising to learn then that 50% of those surveyed reuse passwords and one in five have a core password that they adapt to meet brands’ password strength requirements. But what hadn’t come under such scrutiny – or at least until the NY Times broke the story – was the question: what happens when you forget the password to relatively…

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