Multi-Factor Authentication and Authenticator Apps
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month so in this episode we discuss multi-factor authentication and the use of authenticator apps. Multi-factor authentication is one of the most important things that you can enable to secure your online accounts but its unfortunately overlooked by most people. Listen to this episode to learn what multi-factor authentication is, all about authenticator apps, and how we can get more people to start using multi-factor authentication.
** Links mentioned on the show **
Professionally Evil CISSP Mentorship Program – Pay What You Can
https://www.secureideas.com/cissp
Why People Won’t Do the One Simple Thing that Protects Them Online
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-people-wont-do-the-one-simple-thing-that-protects/id1441708044?i=1000534799217
What Is Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?
https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/
The Best Authenticator Apps for Protecting Your Accounts
https://gizmodo.com/the-best-authenticator-apps-for-protecting-your-account-1840711013
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2021/10/02/multi-factor-authentication-and-authenticator-apps/
