Today’s Risks Require Tomorrow’s Authentication
As businesses, other types of organizations, and their customers increasingly interact and transact through their laptops and mobile devices, the need to protect their resources and information dramatically increases. Both the number and the seriousness of breaches continue to rise at a steady pace, most of which involve compromised or vulnerable authentication. This white paper discusses the changing landscape and business drivers behind the need for multi-factor solutions.
As the continual stream of headlines shows, this new paradigm of engaging with applications and services beyond the corporate firewall changes the rules for how organizations manage risk and apply security. The ramifications of breaches are real and sometimes very damaging. In addition to the immediate financial cost that breaches incur, frequently customer trust is lost, brand reputation is tarnished, and, in instances where regulated industries are involved, privacy rules are violated, creating additional costs and potential fines.