ITD Workshops

Protect Your MTSU Account with Multi-factor Authentication

Oct 23, 2018 [ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR]
1:30pm-3:00pm
S137F, Business & Aerospace Building (BAS)

With more MTSU systems using single sign-on (SSO) services, it has never been more important to protect your MTSU account from unauthorized access. SSO services make it easier to access MTSU systems using a common user name and password. However, this also means the risk associated with a compromised user name and password significantly increases. Phishing attacks, malware, and social engineering constantly target the University population with the intent of stealing users’ credentials to gain unauthorized access to MTSU systems. While users should always create strong passwords to protect against unauthorized access, passwords alone are simply no longer a sufficient means of authentication. As a result, MTSU now offers multi-factor authentication services to protect your MTSU account. This means systems using SSO services will require a second factor of authentication in addition to a password. So if hackers compromise your password, they would still