Two factor authentication are essential components of a solid security infrastructure. They reduce the risk of accidental or malicious insider activity, reduce the impact of data breaches and help ensure the compliance of regulatory authorities.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) requires users to enter credentials from two distinct categories to sign into an account. It could be something the user is aware of (password or PIN code, security question) or something they own (one-time verification passcode sent to their mobile or an authenticator app) or something that they possess (fingerprint or face scan).
2FA is usually a subset of Multi-Factor Authentication that has more than two factors. MFA is a requirement in certain industries, such as healthcare, ecommerce, and banking (due to HIPAA regulations). The COVID-19 epidemic has brought new urgency to security for organizations requiring two-factor authentication for remote workers.
Enterprises are living entities and their security infrastructures are constantly evolving. Users shift roles, hardware capabilities are evolving and complex systems are now in the hands of users. It is important to regularly evaluate the two-factor authentication strategy regularly to ensure that they are keeping up with these changes. One way to do this is to diagnostics and cataract surgery use adaptive authentication, which is a form of contextual authentication that creates policies based on the way it is used, when and when a login request is received. Duo offers an administrator dashboard that allows you to easily manage and set these types of policies.
