A solid security infrastructure is built on user permissions and two-factor authentication. They decrease the chance that malicious insiders will act in a way that is less damaging to data breaches, and assist in helping adhere to regulatory requirements.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) requires the user to provide credentials from various categories: something they know (passwords, PIN codes and security questions) or something they have (a one-time verification code that is sent to their phone or authenticator app) or even something they are (fingerprints or a retinal scan). Passwords aren’t enough to protect against hacking techniques. They can be hacked and shared or compromised through phishing, on-path attacks or brute force attacks and so on.
It is also essential to have 2FA set up for accounts that are highly sensitive, such as online banking, tax filing websites social media, email, and cloud storage services. Many of these services can be accessed without 2FA. However enabling it on the most important and sensitive ones will add an extra layer of important site security.
To ensure that 2FA is effective cybersecurity professionals should regularly revisit their strategy to take into account new threats. This will also enhance the user experience. These include phishing attacks that fool users into sharing 2FA codes or “push-bombing” that overwhelms users with multiple authentication requests. This results in them approving legitimate passwords due to MFA fatigue. These problems, and many others, require an constantly evolving security solution which provides visibility into user log-ins to detect any anomalies in real time.