The Past, Present And Future Of Authentication
Google News, Monday, July 17,2023
We were pleased to take part in the Biden Administration's symposium today focused on multi-factor authentication (MFA), continuing the industry's ongoing efforts to strengthen authentication for online security.
Today, we're happy to report that more than 70% of Google Accounts, owned by people regularly using our products, automatically benefit from second factor authentication that confirms their identity when a suspicious sign-in is detected. For users who want more control, we offer the ability to add MFA to every sign-in, and for high risk users, we offer our Advanced Protection Program.
Supporting MFA for critical systems is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of significant cyber incidents. Citizens rely on online services from governments and private organizations to do things like manage their retirement benefits, pay their utility bills and handle other tasks requiring personal information.