In today’s security landscape, threats are growing increasingly common and more sophisticated. The types of attacks that can cripple businesses and exploit consumers are on the rise. MFA can prevent some of the most common types of attacks. Using usernames and passwords alone does not provide sufficient protection because it’s easy for bad actors to exploit weak or reused passwords.
MFA ties user access to multiple, different types of authentication factors, making it much harder for common threats like phishing attacks or credential stuffing to succeed — which ultimately makes your iSupplier environment safer from unauthorized access by bad actors. For example, even if a user’s password is stolen, the odds are very low that an attacker will also be able to guess or hack the code from a user’s authentication app on their cell phone.
Additionally, DOE cyber requirements mandate Sandia utilizes MFA for external facing services.