Supporting ASD’s multi-factor authentication campaign: Why MFA matters more than ever
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The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has this month issued a clear call to action through its Multi-factor authentication: Switch it on campaign, urging businesses, organisations, and individuals to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) across their online accounts. At AWS, we strongly support this message. As threat actors continue to target credentials through phishing, credential stuffing, and […]
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- DefenceMFA · Multi-factor authenticationRequiring a second proof besides a password, such as an app prompt, a code or a security key.
- AttackPhishingMessages that impersonate someone trusted to get people to click, log in or pay.
- AttackCredential stuffingTrying leaked or common passwords against many accounts until some work.