BUSINESS SOLUTIONS - CYBER SECURITY - MFA and SSO

Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

User access control is always about balancing the need to secure the business with usability. While previously this would have required compromises on either or both sides, modern platforms are more easily able to address both.

Staff are required to login to more business tools than ever before. With a surge in passwords required, staff tend to either use the same password, weak passwords or recycle old passwords, causing a chink in your security. A single or global sign-on (SSO) that is used for all business tools causes users to create longer, stronger, and more secure passwords as they only need to remember one.

With a typical login, all that is required is your username, which is most often publicly accessible information, and a password. This means “ilovecats01” could be the only thing protecting your systems. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires a third piece of verification, in this case physical access to the user's phone, before they are authenticated to complete their login. You no longer need to carry around expensive physical tokens; modern technology makes it as simple as tapping yes to a notification on your secure mobile device. MFA is considered one of the most secure measures you can implement to stop unauthorised people accessing your applications and compromising your business.