Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

MFA bypass results in breach at LA County Department of Mental Health

April 3, 2024 - A multi-factor authentication (MFA) failure led to the exposure of patient information pertaining to the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), a report filed with the California Attorney General’s Office stated. On January 22, 2024, the City of Gardena Police Department (GDP) suffered a cyberattack in which a threat actor...

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OCR Reinforces Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication in Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

Strong authentication practices can help healthcare organizations mitigate breach risk and maintain compliance, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminded covered entities in its June 2023...

CISA Encourages Orgs To Go Further Than MFA, Adopt FIDO Authentication

by Jill McKeon

Enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) is “the single most important thing Americans can do to stay safe online,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen...

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