WatchGuard Blog - Identity Security and MFA

HR departments are an attractive target given the amount of data they handle but they are also well positioned to act as an entry barrier and prevent potential cyberattacks.

Read about how WatchGuard and Miercom tested three MFA solutions to assess performance, functionality, cost-effectiveness, and user & admin experience.

Read about four cybersecurity potential threats the Metaverse is facing; phishing, impersonation, recording user movements, and physical environment.

Salesforce has announced they will automatically enable MFA on all accounts to help customers meet the requirement starting as early as September 2022. Find out more information in this article.

Some forms of MFA are stronger than others, and recent events show that these weaker forms aren’t much of a hurdle for some hackers to clear.

The last major cyberattacks have one thing in common: no MFA was implemented. If you want to increase your eligibility for cyber insurance, make sure to add MFA protection in these key areas.

Insurers deal with risk, so be ready to prove you are protecting your assets with MFA.

This incident demonstrates the insecurity of some of these SMS MFA systems. It is important to note that not all these systems are the same.