Two-factor authentication and why you need it

The importance of multi-factor authentication cannot be overstated. The CEO of True Digital Security, Rory Sanchez, stated that, “Almost every phishing attack that we’ve seen could have been prevented with multifactor authentication.”1 If you are a data-driven person like myself, maybe this will convince you; Microsoft says that “MFA can block over 99.9 percent of account compromise attacks.”2

1 https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/making-work-home-security-work

2 https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2019/08/20/one-simple-action-you-can-take-to-prevent-99-9-percent-of-account-attacks/

Typically, you log in with a username and password for most applications and websites. The best defense against account attacks is to use multi-factor authentication, also known as two-factor authentication

(2FA). Two-factor authentication means that in addition to the first form of...