Internet users urged to adopt two-step authentication
Two Steps Ahead, a cyber security event designed to educate and encourage consumers and businesses to add layers of security to their online activities, was held this morning at Union Depot in St. Paul. The event was coordinated by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). Better Business Bureau (BBB) was one of 15 local partners.
?ÄúThe timely information and informed perspectives presented this morning spoke to the immense challenges we all face today when it comes to online safety, but also demonstrated that cyber security is a shared responsibility,?Äù said Lisa Jemtrud, Director of BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota?Äôs Foundation, the Institute for Marketplace Ethics.
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman was the featured guest, and other speakers included Chris Buse, State CISO and Assistant Commissioner; S. Massoud Amin from the University of Minnesota; and Kristin Judge from NCSA. BBB?Äôs Lisa Jemtrud was one of the featured panelists at the event.
Two Steps Ahead, sponsored by Stop.Think.Connect. (stopthinkconnect.org/), arrived in St. Paul as part of a 10-city national tour. The focus of these events is to encourage all Internet users to adopt two-step authentication features in their online accounts. This adds an extra layer of security and provides protection should one of your email or social media passwords become compromised.
Experts on a panel at this morning?Äôs event said that strong passwords are no longer enough to ensure security.
Two-step ?Äì or two-factor ?Äì authentication is a security tool that uses multiple verification techniques to prove that the person attempting to log onto an account is really them. To learn more about two-step authentication, visitstopthinkconnect.org/.
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