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What Multi-Factor Authentication Has to Gain from Big Data

What Multi-Factor Authentication Has to Gain from Big Data

November 11, 2016

The fact that plain passwords are no longer safe to protect our digital identities is no secret. For years, the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a means to ensure online account security and prevent fraud has been a hot topic of discussion…

Many basic multi-factor authentication tokens can be circumvented by malicious users, which effectively renders them useless against hacks.

These complexities and flaws are proving to be an obstacle in the widespread integration of 2FA and MFA technologies, which in turn results in millions of insecure accounts that get hijacked and compromised on a yearly basis.

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