

1: If you have suffered a breach, turning on two-factor authentication for your users is a good quick fix. Here are five common myths associated with two-factor authentication: There has been a lot of hype about two-factor authentication, and as a result several misconceptions about it exist. As is often the case, certain assumptions are being made or benefits are implied that can mislead companies trying to secure their environments, and consumers believing their security is ironclad. The trouble is that two-factor authentication is fraught with difficulties. Two-factor authentication is being held up as the solution to this problem, and companies are racing to deploy it. A series of recent password hacks at well-known brands, including LinkedIn, Twitter, and Evernote, has cast a harsh light on the problems of passwords, and how vulnerable we are as a result.
