User Permissions and Two Factor Authentication

A robust security infrastructure is built on user permissions as well as two-factor authentication. They can reduce the risk of insider threats reduce the impact of data breaches, and help you comply with the click to investigate requirements of regulatory agencies.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is also referred to as two-factor authentication is a method of requiring users to provide credentials in different categories: something they’ve learned (passwords and PIN codes), something they possess (a one-time code that is sent to their mobile, an authenticator app) or something that they own. Passwords alone no longer offer adequate protection against various hacking techniques – they are easily stolen, given to the wrong people, and even more vulnerable to compromise through frauds such as on-path attacks and brute force attacks.

For sensitive accounts like tax filing and online banking websites email, social media and cloud storage, 2FA is vital. A lot of these services can be accessed without 2FA, but making it available for the most sensitive and critical ones provides an additional layer of security that is difficult to defeat.

To ensure the effectiveness of 2FA security professionals must to review their authentication strategy regularly to ensure they are aware of new threats and enhance the user experience. These include phishing attempts that induce users to share 2FA codes or «push-bombing» that annoys users by submitting multiple authentication requests. This can lead to being unable to approve legitimate logins due to MFA fatigue. These challenges, and many others, require a continuously changing security solution that offers the ability to monitor user log-ins and detect anomalies in real-time.