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ESMulti-Factor Authentication Is the Cheapest Insurance You’ll Ever Buy
If I could get every business owner in Texas to do one security thing this week, it wouldn’t be a fancy firewall. It would be turning on multi-factor authentication everywhere it’s offered. Here’s why, and where to start.
Why a stolen password isn’t enough anymore
Passwords leak — in breaches, in phishing, in reused-everywhere habits. MFA means a leaked password alone can’t get anyone in; they’d also need the code on your phone. That single extra step stops the overwhelming majority of account takeovers.
Turn it on here first
- Email — it’s the master key that resets every other password.
- Banking and payroll.
- Your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace admin account.
- Anything with customer data.
Skip SMS if you can
Text-message codes are better than nothing, but an authenticator app (or a hardware key) can’t be intercepted by SIM-swapping. Five minutes to set up, and it’s meaningfully stronger.
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