User Permissions and Two Factor Authentication

A robust security infrastructure is built on user permissions and two-factor authentication. They decrease the risk of malicious insider activities, limit the consequences of data breaches and aid in meeting regulatory requirements.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) requires the user to provide credentials from different categories – something they know (passwords PIN codes, passwords, and security questions), something they own (a one-time verification code that is sent to their phone or authenticator app) or something they are (fingerprints or a retinal scan). Passwords by themselves are not adequate protection against methods of hacking — they can easily be stolen, shared with wrong people, and are easier to compromise via attacks like phishing as well as on-path attacks or brute force attack.

It is also important to have 2FA in place for accounts with high risk, such as online banking, tax filing websites social media, email, and cloud storage services. Many of these services are available without 2FA, however making it available for the most sensitive and crucial ones adds an extra layer of security that is hard to break.

To ensure the effectiveness of 2FA cybersecurity professionals need to reevaluate their authentication strategy frequently to keep up with new threats and improve the user experience. These include phishing attempts that induce users to share 2FA codes, or “push-bombing” that overwhelms users by requesting multiple authentications. This leads to them accidentally approving legitimate ones due to MFA fatigue. These challenges, as well as others, require an evolving security solution that gives an overview of user log-ins in order to detect any anomalies in real time.

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