Multi-factor authentication (MFA) blocks 99.9% of automated cyberattacks on Microsoft platforms, websites, and other online services. In a previous blog, we spoke about what MFA is, how it works and why it’s important. Today, we’d like to revisit the importance of MFA, look at different platforms you should utilize MFA on, and how Mnemonix can help ensure you and your organization are protected using MFA.
Keeping your organization secure by requiring users to identify themselves by more than a username and password will decrease your likelihood of a cyber-attack significantly. Usernames and passwords alone are vulnerable to brute force attacks and can be stolen by third parties. Enforcing MFA means increased confidence that your organization will stay safe from cyber criminals. With the use of enforcement in your organization, you can ensure that any user that is logging into the system or network will be forced to validate their identity. MFA is extremely important because if your credentials were to become compromised, the attacker will need your method of MFA to successfully login to your account. That limits the risk of a cyber-attack tremendously.
MFA works by requiring additional verification information (factors). One of the most common MFA factors that users encounter are one-time passwords (OTP). OTPs are those 4–8-digit codes that you often receive via email, SMS or some sort of mobile authenticator app. With OTPs a new code Is generated periodically or each time an authentication request is submitted.
Using MFA should not only be used in a professional environment, but within your own household as well. Cyber-attacks can happen to businesses, individuals, the Government, etc. Nobody is immune to these attacks. With that being said, if you are logging into an application, website, computer or any other platform with logon capabilities, you should be checking to see if setting up MFA is an option. From Facebook to QuickBooks, any unwanted logins to your accounts could lead to detrimental losses for both you and/or your business.
Multi-Factor authentication is quite simple to have setup, but extremely difficult to breach. Having MFA will help ensure that you do not fall victim to a cyber-security attack. With the number of cyber-attacks growing exponentially each day, it is becoming essential to have MFA setup, so Mnemonix highly recommends that you enroll in MFA if you are not already. If you’d like to know more about MFA, or curious if it is available for your business, please contact Mnemonix at (616) 855-2847 or email at [email protected].
Keeping your organization secure by requiring users to identify themselves by more than a username and password will decrease your likelihood of a cyber-attack significantly. Usernames and passwords alone are vulnerable to brute force attacks and can be stolen by third parties. Enforcing MFA means increased confidence that your organization will stay safe from cyber criminals. With the use of enforcement in your organization, you can ensure that any user that is logging into the system or network will be forced to validate their identity. MFA is extremely important because if your credentials were to become compromised, the attacker will need your method of MFA to successfully login to your account. That limits the risk of a cyber-attack tremendously.
MFA works by requiring additional verification information (factors). One of the most common MFA factors that users encounter are one-time passwords (OTP). OTPs are those 4–8-digit codes that you often receive via email, SMS or some sort of mobile authenticator app. With OTPs a new code Is generated periodically or each time an authentication request is submitted.
Using MFA should not only be used in a professional environment, but within your own household as well. Cyber-attacks can happen to businesses, individuals, the Government, etc. Nobody is immune to these attacks. With that being said, if you are logging into an application, website, computer or any other platform with logon capabilities, you should be checking to see if setting up MFA is an option. From Facebook to QuickBooks, any unwanted logins to your accounts could lead to detrimental losses for both you and/or your business.
Multi-Factor authentication is quite simple to have setup, but extremely difficult to breach. Having MFA will help ensure that you do not fall victim to a cyber-security attack. With the number of cyber-attacks growing exponentially each day, it is becoming essential to have MFA setup, so Mnemonix highly recommends that you enroll in MFA if you are not already. If you’d like to know more about MFA, or curious if it is available for your business, please contact Mnemonix at (616) 855-2847 or email at [email protected].
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