Mitigating Cyber Threats with MFA
MFA enhances security by requiring two or more verification factors, such as a password, code or biometric verification. This reduces the risk of unauthorised access, even if one factor is compromised.
MFA protects against threats like phishing, keylogging and brute-force attacks, making your network more resilient to breaches.
Examples of Multi-Factor Authentication
There are different multi-factor authentication solutions and examples that your business can use, that include physical passkeys, biometrics and passwords.
One-Time Passwords and Authenticator Apps
These methods either send a one-time password (OTP) to the user's mobile phone via SMS or connect to an authenticator app that creates a random, normally six-digit code every 60 seconds.
Hardware Tokens
Physical devices, such as USB sticks or key fobs, generate or store authentication codes. Users need the hardware token to access the system. This ensures that even if an attacker knows the user's password, they cannot gain access without the token.
Biometric Verification
Uses unique biological traits, such as fingerprints, facial recognition or iris scans, to verify a user's identity. This ensures that even if an attacker knows the user's password, they cannot gain access without the user's unique biological characteristics.
Authenticator Apps
Apps like Google or Microsoft Authenticator generate time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) that users enter along with their login credentials.These codes are difficult for attackers to intercept as they are generated on the user's phone and change periodically.
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