Security News > 2021 > March > Top 5 things to know about multi-factor authentication
Tom Merritt lists five things you need to know about multi-factor authentication.
You need to know about multi-factor authentication, or as a lot of other folks call it two-factor authentication.
Whether it's two or more, multiple factors of authentication make you more secure.
What are the options? What are the factors you can use to authenticate? Here are five things to know about MFA. Knowledge.
The old "Something you know," such as your password or PIN. This is the one most of you already know and use, but maybe don't love.
Now you know your options for using it and implementing it.