Discussion: Multifactor Authentication
Multifactor authentication (MFA) requires users to authenticate their identities with at least two factors to access a system or an application. More than half of companies around the world use MFA. For companies that have not implemented MFA, reasons cited include cost, IT effort, and problems with deployments leading to user “friction.”
Some organizations deploy MFA only to executives because they have full access to sensitive information. Yet other organizations secure only some applications with MFA rather than all apps.
Answer the following question(s):
  1. Do you agree that deploying MFA only to executives is a secure approach to access management? Why or why not?
  2. Do you agree that requiring MFA for only some applications, regardless of user type, is a secure approach to access management? Why or why not?

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Yes , it is a secure approach in accessing management as it protects it from non-technical users. Disabling MFA for particular users is also an additional advantage for help desks. It is important to note that there is an effect on the performance of the system when dealing with a lot of users with an enabled MFA ( Ometov et al., 2018 ) .

Many executives prefer to send an MFA code through email. It is, however, important to note that the MFA code applied in such cases cannot be shared with an IT support staff which supports the rest of the firm’s users. It is not efficient to manage access since the support staff is required to come up with various passwords and perform other difficult tasks. There is also an alternative to using MFA for access management , which is using mobile devices. This use of mobile devices for authentication is known as mobile or 2FA authentication.

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