BrandPost: Improving Cyber Hygiene with Multi-Factor Authentication and Cyber Awareness

BrandPost: Improving Cyber Hygiene with Multi-Factor Authentication and Cyber Awareness

Using multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the key components of an organizations Identity and Access Management (IAM) program to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture. Having multiple layers to verify users is important, but MFA fatigue is also real and can be exploited by hackers.

Enabling MFA for all accounts is a best practice for all organizations, but the specifics of how it is implemented are significant because attackers are developing workarounds. That said, when done correctly – and with the right pieces in place – MFA is an invaluable tool in the cyber toolbox and a key piece of proper cyber hygiene. This is a primary reason why MFA was a key topic for this year’s cybersecurity awareness month. For leaders and executives, the key is to ensure employees are trained to understand the importance of the security tools – like MFA – available to them while also making the process easy for them.

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