Go Without MFA Or Data Backups: Which Is Worse?
Security Boulevard, Monday, November 11th, 2024
CISOs often face high-stake decisions. Imagine this hypothetical scenario: due to a critical system failure, a financial institution is forced to make a trade-off between two less-than-ideal options: go without multi-factor authentication (MFA) and all second-factor verifications for a month, or go a month without data backups.
The security and continuity risks are substantial on both sides, and a choice must be made. What would you do?
That's precisely the scenario posed on a recent CISO Series Podcast episode; listen to how host David Spark, veteran CISO and Partner at YL Ventures Andy Ellis, and Jadee Hanson, CISO at Vanta, answered:
Now let's break down your options and the consequences of each.