Hang up the Phone: MFA’s Insecure Reliance on SMS

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multi-factor authentication

It’s hard enough to get people to use multi-factor authentication (MFA)—you know, something you know, you have and you are. Most websites, email accounts and other devices are secured (if at all) with a simple user ID (or email address) and password—and frequently with insecure, reusable, stored and retransmitted credentials at that. Having someone authenticate..

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