Why do you lock the front door when you leave home? Most of us lock the house to prevent strangers from entering, it's simple and we do it without thinking. The same security routines are often forgotten when securing their business digitally. 

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is simple

It's easier than it sounds. Once you have activated multi-factor authentication, or two-step verification on your accounts, unauthorized individuals need access to your phone in addition to your password.

This is how multi-factor authentication works: For example, when you log in to a Microsoft 365 account, you receive an SMS on your phone with a security code. This code must be entered along with your password to finally access your account. This gives you an extra level of security. A bit like locking the front door before leaving home.

You can easily add two-step verification to most of your accounts, such as Google or Microsoft accounts. Read more about two-step verification at nettvett.no.

For businesses using Office 365 and Microsoft 365, you can easily change the security settings so that users must log in using multi-factor authentication. After making this change, users will be asked to set up their phone for multi-factor authentication the next time they log in. Smart, isn't it?

Multi-factor authentication is included in all Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Need help activating Multi-factor authentication? Contact us! 

Do you want to learn more about IT security? Read more about the topic on our security pages and feel free to contact us if you have more questions.