BitsnBytes Fall2023

Bits & bytes Fall 2023 7 TYPES OF MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION Combatting MFA Fatigue for Cybersecurity Resilience Also known as MFA abuse attacks, MFA fatigue occurs when attackers overwhelm victims with MFA identity requests, and the goal is to spam victims with notifications to the point of annoyance to approve login attempts. Although it can be annoying, approving login access will do further harm than continuing to ignore fraudulent notifications. Despite the rising threat, the HHS Examples • Answers to personal security questions •Password • OTPs (one true pair/ pairing) Examples • Access badges, USB devices, Smart Cards or fobs or security keys • Software tokens and certificates • OTPs sent via text or email • OTPs generated by smartphone apps Examples • Fingerprints, facial recognition, voice, retina or iris scanning or other biometrics •Behavioral analysis Example • MFA looks at each user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address or geo location emphasizes the crucial role of MFA in maintaining data security. To combat threats, the HSS advises exercising caution with urgent texts, confirming phone numbers, using anti-virus and anti-malware software, embracing MFA, not clicking on links in text messages, filtering unknown senders, limiting authentication requests, and discontinuing push notifications. Ryan Miller Account Executive, Enterprise rmiller@advancedmd.com (801) 988-7242 Jon Trigg SVP, Sales & Marketing jtrigg@coresolutionsinc.com (610) 687-6080 In the changing cyber landscape, prevention is the best defense. While smishing poses challenges in health care, protecting personal and organizational data is an achievable goal. Click on the button below to read the original article. What you know KNOWLEGDE ******* POSSESSION What you have INHERENCE What you are LOCATION Where you are Digital Health Insights