{"id":907,"date":"2021-10-03T08:16:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=907"},"modified":"2021-11-29T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:05:47","slug":"the-importance-of-multi-factor-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-multi-factor-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Multi Factor Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last month, the RSA had their security conference, and Microsoft shared quite the alarming statistic about user accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They stated that while 95% of users are protected, there&#8217;s still 5% that remains compromised. This 5% is what hackers feed upon. And while 5% of users doesn&#8217;t seem like a big number, that rounds out to be around 1.2 million logins every month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only that, but Microsoft engineers said that most, if not all, of these risked accounts are not using MFA, or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/admin\/security-and-compliance\/set-up-multi-factor-authentication?view=o365-worldwide\">multi-factor authentication<\/a>. This system allows a lower risk of a possible compromise to your account &#8211; which is incredibly important to any personal information you may have stored. For Office 365 users, set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/set-up-2-step-verification-for-office-365-ace1d096-61e5-449b-a875-58eb3d74de14?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">2-step verification here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/My-Post-7-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579\" width=\"443\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/My-Post-7-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/My-Post-7-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/My-Post-7-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/My-Post-7-624x327.png 624w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/My-Post-7.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Using multi-factor authentication is one of the easiest and most effective ways to increase the security of your organization. It&#8217;s easier than it sounds &#8211; when you log in, multi-factor authentication means you&#8217;ll type a code from your phone to get access to Microsoft 365. This can prevent hackers from taking over if they know your password. Multi-factor authentication is also called 2-step verification. Individuals can add 2-step verification to most accounts easily, for example, to their Google or Microsoft accounts. <\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/admin\/security-and-compliance\/secure-your-business-data?view=o365-worldwide#setup\">-Microsoft Docs<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> For help updating, restoring, or dealing with any security issues, call us at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. \u00a0Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. 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