Multifactor Authentication: 5 Examples And Strategic Use Cases
SearchSecurity, Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
Before implementing MFA, conduct a careful study to determine which security factors offer the strongest protection. Passwords and PINs aren't cutting it any longer.
Multifactor authentication has long been touted as a solution to the user account security problem. This multistep access verification measure helps not only ensure the right users access the right accounts, but also prevent adversaries from abusing legitimate users' credentials.
CISOs and security teams must carefully evaluate how they intend to implement MFA before using it to protect user account access. In many cases, stronger methods of MFA are required to sufficiently guard users against today's increasingly sophisticated social engineering and authentication-based attacks.