National Cyber Security Alliance leader encourages industry to promote multi-factor authentication

National Cyber Security Alliance leader Lisa Plaggemier is amplifying the call for companies and individuals to make full use of multi-factor authentication as one of the most effective ways to protect consumers from cyber threats, a message also being pressed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

The term “multi-factor authentication” sounds intimidating but companies can make it easier for customers to understand by stressing the importance of using multiple methods to verify identity, she said at an event Tuesday...