Amidst a rash of data breaches where compromised passwords provided the vector of attack – think Target, Anthem, OPM, or more recently, the Democratic National Committee – industry and government are working together to bolster their defenses.
Augmenting – or ideally, replacing – passwords with more secure, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a critical step in protecting against the most common methods of attack.
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