User Permissions and Two Factor Authentication

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A robust security infrastructure is built on user permissions and two-factor authentication. They can reduce the risk of malicious insider activities, limit the consequences of data breaches and help comply with regulatory requirements.

Two-factor authentication (2FA), also known as two-factor authentication is a method of requiring users to provide credentials in different categories: something they know (passwords and PIN codes), something they possess (a one-time code that is sent to their phone, authenticator app) or something they’re. Passwords aren’t enough to shield against hacking methods. They can be hacked, shared, or compromised through phishing attacks, on-path attacks, brute force attacks, and so on.

For accounts that are highly sensitive like online banking and tax filing websites, emails, social media and cloud storage, 2FA is essential. Many of these services can be utilized without 2FA. However, enabling it on the most crucial and sensitive ones adds an extra layer of security.

To ensure that 2FA is working security professionals need to regularly reevaluate their strategy to take into account new threats. This will also improve the user experience. Examples of this are phishing attacks that deceive users into sharing their 2FA numbers or “push bombing,” which overwhelms users with multiple authentication requests, leading them to mistakenly approve legitimate ones due to MFA fatigue. These challenges and others require a continually evolving security solution that can provide access to logins of users to detect any anomalies in real-time.