Two-factor authentication gathering steam, shows survey

Two-factor authentication gathering steam, shows survey

Context

A majority IT professionals in India expect their organisations to start using two-factor authentication to protect enterprise applications in the future, with almost half expecting this to happen within the next year, according to a private survey

Benefit of two-step verification

Two-factor authentication would be able to contribute towards their organisation’s ability to comply with data protection regulations and pass security audits

• The use of two-factor authentication method is a part of organisations’ efforts to ‘consumerise’ the login process to ensure ease of use while strengthening the security