How to MFA everywhere

"What makes you, you? In the physical world, identity is layered with memories, choices, and relationships. Online, all that is stripped away. To a computer, you are not your story. You are a login. A password. A browser cookie. A code was sent to your phone. And if an attacker can obtain those same fragments, the system treats them as you."

"Identity online is not who you are; it is what the system accepts as proof of you, and that gap is exactly what the attackers take advantage of. Across devices, networks, and SaaS platforms, what is accepted as proof will vary greatly. That inconsistency is where attackers thrive, bypassing weak or uneven multi-factor authentication (MFA) implementations and exploiting the cracks between systems."

Online identity consists of the proofs a system accepts—logins, passwords, cookies, codes—and not the fuller human story. Attackers exploit the gap between human identity and system proofs by stealing or replicating those fragments and abusing inconsistent authentication across devices, networks, and SaaS platforms. Multi-factor authentication adds layers of proof but factors vary in strength: strong PINs, device-backed biometrics, push approvals, and FIDO2 hardware keys are more protective than reused codes, swipe patterns, or SMS vulnerable to SIM swaps. Managed service providers can consolidate identity controls, recommend stronger factors, and fill gaps between disparate systems to reduce attacker success.

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