Permissions for users and two factor authentication are an essential part of a solid security system. They reduce the likelihood that malicious insiders can take action, limit the impact on data breaches and help to meet the requirements of regulatory agencies.
Two-factor authentication (2FA), also known as two-factor authentication requires users to provide their credentials in several categories: something they are familiar with (passwords and PIN codes) or possess (a one-time code sent to their phone or authenticator app) or something they’re. Passwords are no longer enough to shield against hacking methods. They can be stolen or shared, or compromised via phishing, on-path attacks, brute force attacks, etc.
It is also important to use 2FA for accounts that are sensitive for online banking, such as websites for tax filing and email, social media and cloud storage services. Many of these services can be used without 2FA. However, enabling it on the most crucial and sensitive ones adds an extra layer of security.
To ensure the efficiency of 2FA security professionals must to reevaluate their authentication strategy regularly to take into account new threats and improve the user experience. Some examples of these are phishing attacks that deceive users to share their 2FA codes or “push bombing,” which overwhelms users with numerous authentication requests, which causes users to approve erroneous ones due to MFA fatigue. These issues, as well as many others, require an changing security solution that offers access to log-ins of users to detect anomalies in real-time.
