From the course: Defending Against and Recovering From Cybersecurity Attacks: Top Safety Practices
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Using multifactor authentication (MFA)
From the course: Defending Against and Recovering From Cybersecurity Attacks: Top Safety Practices
Using multifactor authentication (MFA)
- [Instructor] Although there are many emerging attacks, password-based attacks are still the most prevalent vector of identity compromise. Once a password is stolen, hackers can use those credentials to log into an account and cause serious damage. This means a password alone is not enough to protect a user's account. This brings us to our second recommendation, which you have probably heard of before. You need to ensure that your accounts are secured with MFA. Multifactor authentication, also known as MFA, helps safeguard access to data and applications by requiring users to provide more than one verification method, thus adding an additional layer of security. This mitigates the ripple effect of compromised credentials since users are prompted for another authentication factor before being granted access to an account. Think of it like this. You might have one key that you can use to access your home. This is the first…
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