Multi-Factor Authentication

Multi-Factor Authentication

Traditional passwords aren’t secure enough anymore. From simple relaying and spraying attacks to the more sophisticated threats of spear-phishing and pharming, hackers have developed countless tried and tested methods of stealing credentials and gaining unauthorized access to private accounts. Microsoft engineers said that 99.9% of the account compromise incidents they deal with could have been blocked by multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution.

Multi-factor authentication is an electronic authentication method that requires the user to provide two or more forms of identity verification before being allowed access to a website, network, or application.

There are three main types of MFA.

1. The first is something you know. This includes passwords, PINs, and even secret knocks.

2. The second type is something you have. This is a physical object, such as a key or smart card.

3. The third type is something you are: biometric verification. This could be a fingerprint, retina scan, or voice recognition.

How to deploy and force 2-Step Verification in:

• Google Workspace

• Office 365

Two-Factor Authentication Apps

• iPhone

  • Twilio Authy

  • Duo Mobile

  • Google Authenticator

  • Lastpass Authenticator

• Android

  • Twilio Authy Authenticator

  • Duo Mobile

  • Google Authenticator

  • Lastpass Authenticator