The Ghost Operator's Signal
“It’s not the size of your system, it’s the silence of your defenses.”
Small businesses, hear this:
You are not invisible.
You are not ignored.
You are just… easier.
While you hustle to stay afloat, cyber predators cast wide nets. They aren’t looking for giants—they’re fishing for quiet corners, outdated firewalls, reused passwords, and untrained staff clicking the wrong link at the wrong time.
Continue reading “Whispers in the Wire: Cybersecurity for Small Businesses in a World of Big Threats”Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user’s identity for a login or other transaction1. It is a security enhancement that requires the user to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to a resource such as an application, online account, or a VPN2. The factors fall into three categories: something the user knows (such as a password or PIN), something the user has (such as a smart card or a security token), and something the user is (such as a fingerprint or other biometric data).
MFA is a security measure that can help protect against unauthorized access to your data and applications. It is recommended to use MFA for all our accounts that support it, especially for our sensitive accounts such as banking, email, and social media.
Continue reading “What is multi-factor authentication (MFA)?”Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security process in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves. It is an identity and access management (IAM) security method that requires two forms of identification to access resources and data. 2FA gives businesses the ability to monitor and help safeguard their most vulnerable information and networks.
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