New Blog | Advancing Modern Strong Authentication

In a previous blog, It's Time to Hang Up on Phone Transports for Authentication, discussed the vulnerabilities of multifactor authentication (MFA) mechanisms such as SMS and voice. A recent MFA research study from Microsoft concludes that SMS is 40% less effective in stopping bad actors compared to the Microsoft Authenticator app.  

 

We've also continued to bolster our Authenticator offering by upleveling security. But, despite the clear advantages to moving away from phone-based authentication, we still see around 44% of MFA traffic through SMS and voice phone calls. Bad actors continue to exploit MFA based on phone methods. Together, we can use stronger authentication methods to protect our users.  

 

Read the full blog: Advancing Modern Strong Authentication - Microsoft Community Hub