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Which Multifactor Authentication is the Right One? – Matt Barnett – ESW #208

It's widely-accepted that multifactor is a best practice for authentication, but there are a variety of implementations (e.g., smart cards, push notifications, OTPs). We'll talk through the benefits and drawbacks of each and explore why Microsoft 's director of identity security just published a blog post about abandoning text messages for Office365/Azure authentication.

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Chief Strategist at SEVN-X

After years in IT, performing network and system administration, software development, and architecting cloud migrations, Matt began to focus his efforts in cybersecurity. Matt draws on his technical competency and law enforcement background to assist clients, in both proactive and incident response capacities. In addition, Matt has developed an arsenal of applications, strategies, policies, and procedures to assist clients in achieving better cybersecurity.

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Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative
Principal Security Researcher at Eclypsium

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