- IT Solutions
- Cybersecurity
- Multifactor authentication
Protect your accounts with more than just a password
Passwords can be stolen through phishing, leaked in a data breach, or fall into the wrong hands in other ways. If an account is protected only by a password, an attacker could gain access using that information. A password alone is therefore not enough to protect your business accounts.
Multifactor authentication (MFA) adds an extra layer of security during the login process. In addition to a password, a user must verify their identity in a second way. This is how you reduce the risk of someone with a stolen password gaining access to your accounts and company information.
Office-IT helps you set up MFA correctly and tailor it to your organization’s applications and IT environment.
How does MFA work?
When a user logs in, their identity is verified in more than one way.
This can be done, for example, by using a password in combination with a notification in an authentication app or a one-time code.
There are also phishing-resistant sign-in methods, such as passkeys and Windows Hello for Business. These provide extra protection against attacks in which cybercriminals attempt to intercept login credentials or verification codes.
Only after the required checks have been successfully completed will the user be granted access.
Which MFA solution is right for your organization?
Which MFA solution is most suitable depends on your IT environment, applications, and existing licenses. That is why we first assess which options are already available and where additional security is needed.
MFA in Microsoft 365
Do you use Microsoft 365? Then we’ll review which security features are available under your current licenses.
Office-IT sets up MFA within Microsoft 365 using Conditional Access. This allows us to determine the conditions under which users can access their accounts and applications, and ensures that MFA is implemented in accordance with the established security policies.
This way, we tailor access security to your organization and take full advantage of the features available within your Microsoft 365 licenses.
MFA with WatchGuard AuthPoint
For organizations that want to use MFA outside of Microsoft 365, or for which the available Microsoft 365 features are insufficient, we also support and implement WatchGuard AuthPoint.
AuthPoint can add MFA to various applications and services. Users can verify their identity through a push notification or a one-time code, among other methods.
Office-IT has been a WatchGuard Gold Partner for several years. As a result, we have extensive product knowledge and experience with the implementation and configuration of WatchGuard solutions, including AuthPoint.
Our security solutions as part of your NIS2 strategy
NIS2 calls for a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, incorporating both technical and organizational measures. With multi-factor authentication (MFA), you add an extra layer of security during login and reduce the risk of unauthorized access to company accounts.
In this way, Office-IT helps you strengthen your organization’s digital resilience and implement the relevant security measures that are important under NIS2.
These customers secure their accounts with MFA
Want to better protect your business accounts?
We’ll assess which accounts and applications require additional security and which MFA options are already available within your current IT environment and licenses. Next, we’ll ensure proper configuration and implementation.
AuthPoint, WatchGuard’s MFA solution, is very user-friendly and transparent. Different applications are secured in the same way, which makes it very clear for all employees.
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