{"id":3622,"date":"2022-10-05T15:36:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?page_id=3622"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:55:56","slug":"cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7901 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1-300x122.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"179\">Why Move Toward Passwordless MFA?<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"454\">Passwords remain the weakest link in security \u2014 they\u2019re reused, guessed, stolen, or phished. Even strong passwords are vulnerable. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds an essential layer of protection, and moving toward <strong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"423\">passwordless MFA<\/strong> takes security even further.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of Going Passwordless<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10025 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/bdafc67b-e7e6-48fb-923d-5dcd4aa5eded-1024x522.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/bdafc67b-e7e6-48fb-923d-5dcd4aa5eded-1024x522.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/bdafc67b-e7e6-48fb-923d-5dcd4aa5eded-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/bdafc67b-e7e6-48fb-923d-5dcd4aa5eded-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/bdafc67b-e7e6-48fb-923d-5dcd4aa5eded.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"632\"><strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"521\">Stronger Security<\/strong><br data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"524\" \/>Passkeys and passwordless methods are phishing-resistant, eliminating one of the biggest attack vectors.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"817\"><strong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"660\">Regulatory Alignment<\/strong><br data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"663\" \/>Many industries and government standards now require phishing-resistant authentication. Passwordless MFA supports compliance while enhancing security.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"984\"><strong data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"845\">User &amp; IT Advantages<\/strong><br data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"848\" \/>Sign-ins with biometrics, PINs, or security keys are faster and reduce password reset calls, freeing IT teams for higher-value work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1391\">Get Started<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1488\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k0oiKQK3LjQ&amp;t=86s\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1454\">Watch a short video<\/a> on managing your second factor.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1552\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/mysecurityInfo\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1522\">Add authentication methods<\/a> on the <strong data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1549\">Manage MFA page<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1614\">Explore <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/multi-factor-authentication\/mfa-faqs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1594\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> for more details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Move Toward Passwordless MFA? Passwords remain the weakest link in security \u2014 they\u2019re reused, guessed, stolen, or phished. Even strong passwords are vulnerable. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds an essential layer of protection, and moving toward passwordless MFA takes security even further. Benefits of Going Passwordless Stronger SecurityPasskeys and passwordless methods are phishing-resistant, eliminating one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":3498,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3622","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Enhance your Multifactor Authentication - Library &amp; Information Technology Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why Move Toward Passwordless MFA? Passwords remain the weakest link in security \u2014 they\u2019re reused, guessed, stolen, or phished. Even strong passwords are vulnerable. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds an essential layer of protection, and moving toward passwordless MFA takes security even further. Benefits of Going Passwordless Stronger SecurityPasskeys and passwordless methods are phishing-resistant, eliminating one [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Library &amp; Information Technology Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-03T17:55:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"286\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/\",\"name\":\"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication - Library &amp; Information Technology Services\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1-300x122.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-05T19:36:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-03T17:55:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png\",\"width\":706,\"height\":286},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Technology\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Information Security\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Education &amp; Awareness\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":6,\"name\":\"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/\",\"name\":\"Library &amp; Information Technology Services\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication - Library &amp; Information Technology Services","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication","og_description":"Why Move Toward Passwordless MFA? Passwords remain the weakest link in security \u2014 they\u2019re reused, guessed, stolen, or phished. Even strong passwords are vulnerable. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds an essential layer of protection, and moving toward passwordless MFA takes security even further. Benefits of Going Passwordless Stronger SecurityPasskeys and passwordless methods are phishing-resistant, eliminating one [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/","og_site_name":"Library &amp; Information Technology Services","article_modified_time":"2025-10-03T17:55:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":706,"height":286,"url":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/","name":"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication - Library &amp; Information Technology Services","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1-300x122.png","datePublished":"2022-10-05T19:36:16+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-03T17:55:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/example-1.png","width":706,"height":286},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/cybersecurity-2022-personalizing-mfa\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Technology","item":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Information Security","item":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Education &amp; Awareness","item":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month","item":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/security\/it-security-awareness-education\/cybersecurity-awareness-2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"name":"Enhance your Multifactor Authentication"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/","name":"Library &amp; Information Technology Services","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3622\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}