Multi-Factor Authentication

Compliance Regulations

If your business is subject to compliance regulations you may find MFA is a way to satisfy various data protection criteria.

A combination of password and SMS may not be deemed secure enough for your use-case, adding in fingerprint recognition may be required to meet security compliance.

Simplifying the Login Process

Single sign-on with MFA can speed up the login process. For example, a user of the Office suite will need to login via MFA for their first use of an app on their device. From there on they will have instant access to all the apps covered by the single-sign on software, so all the Office apps in this example.

Location Restrictions

Multi-Factor Authentication can be set to allow or limit login access based on a user’s location. If employees use their own devices or frequently work outside the office this puts the company data at risk from another angle – physical theft. MFA can be used to recognise when a user is seeking access from an unknown location and require an extra level of security to validate this is a genuine login attempt.