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title: New Study Shows Why Users are For or Against 2FA
description: 28% of those surveyed have never even used two-factor authentification.
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# [New Study Shows Why Users are For or Against 2FA](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/new-study-shows-why-users-are-for-or-against-2fa)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Wed | Oct 26, 2016 | 7:00 AM Z

28% of those surveyed have never even used two-factor authentification.

[Sophos Explains:](https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/10/26/two-factor-authentication-2fa-and-why-we-do-or-dont-use-it/)

> The results of a study into users’ security beliefs, knowledge and demographics make for some interesting reading – particularly around two-factor authentication (2FA). “[How I learned to be secure](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2978307)” reveals how these factors influence where people turn for security advice and what influences their decision on whether to act on that advice.
> 
> The joint University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University study asked 526 US users questions about their security behaviours, advice sources, reasoning and beliefs. It focused on four important areas: 2FA, password strength, antivirus use and software updating.

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