Securing executive communications should be a critical component in an organization's overall security posture.
Embrace Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication adds an extra step to your basic log-in procedure, providing yet another layer of security around executive communication. When you have to enter only your username and one password, that's considered a single-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication requires the user to have two out of three types of credentials before being able to access an account. The three types are:
- Something you know, such as a PIN, password or pattern
- Something you have, such as a cell phone or fob
- Something you are, such as a biometric like a fingerprint or voice print
While it adds an extra step to your login process, two-factor authentication gets a bad rap for being difficult to use. However, the more technology improves, the quicker and easier two-factor authentication can be implemented. Many vendors take as little as two seconds to transfer the needed verification code.