| | July 2020ENTERPRISE SECURITY6More Focus on MFA When Working From HomeEditorialRussell Thomas Managing Editor michael@enterprisesecuritymag.comJULY - 22 - 2020, Volume 06 - 16 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.(ISSN 2691-4034) To subscribe to ENTERPRISE SECURITYVisit www.enterprisesecuritymag.com Copyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Managing EditorRussell ThomasEditorial StaffAaron PierceAlex D'SouzaAva GarciaJustin S GonsalvesJoshua ParkerSurajit Narayan DekaVisualizersJohn GothamSalesAlena D'Souzaalena@enterprisesecuritymag.comContact Us:Phone:510.757.1040Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@enterprisesecuritymag.comeditor@enterprisesecuritymag.commarketing@enterprisesecuritymag.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffAccording to a study conducted by Forester, 81 per cent of hacking-related breaches involved stolen or weak credentials. Companies realize that with proper password practices alone, they cannot expect absolute safety against cyber-attacks. With a significant chunk of the global workforce working from their homes due to COVID-19, companies have turned their attention to beefing up their logins with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions. When enterprises hold an enormous amount of private data--customer and employee-related, credentials related to finance and IP-- data security has utmost priority. Taking emails as an example, there has been a significant spike in email account password compromises over the last 12 months, and without proper security, the number will continue to climb. A study conducted by Microsoft revealed that enabling MFA can reduce account compromise up to 99.9 per cent, bringing the chance of stolen credentials to almost zero. Although there are a variety of brands providing MFA solutions, it is vital to understand which are the most conducive to your technology stack, and more importantly, to your end-users.Riding on this trend, a growing number of vendors are offering robust authentication measures and role-based access controls to end-users. Many of them are also introducing unified platforms for both hardware and software authentication solutions. Ultimately, what enterprise need is a well-fitting solution that strikes a balance between safeguarding security and offering convenience to users. On that note, Enterprise Security Magazine presents you this edition of the top Multi-Factor Authentication Companies in APAC 2020.
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