Australian Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has urged citizens to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for enhanced cyber protection. The call for use of MFA follows a roundtable discussion that outlined its importance. MFA is a cybersecurity measure that requires users to prove their identity with at least two or more pieces of evidence to gain access to online information and accounts.
Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) head Abigail Bradshaw said it has released step-by-step guidelines to help Australians set up MFA on several social media applications and devices as well as email and message applications.
Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds launched the new ACSC campaign in December. She said that more than one cybercrime is reported by Australians every ten minutes.....MORE
