Algemetric is now a proud member of IDPro as an official Corporate Affiliate - Medium member. IDPro is an open, global non-profit industry association for identity and access management (IAM) professionals focused on knowledge sharing, mentoring, education, and certification. 

With cybercrimes on the rise, while most of them are associated with weak passwords and other bad practices, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is no longer just a security option to consider. Instead, MFA is a security requirement that cannot be ignored by anyone serious about secure identity and access management. Yet, MFA is still a new concept for many people. In this post, we discuss some of the basics of MFA and its applications in the real world.