The number of firms using multifactor authentication either for employees or customers leaped this year, according to a new research report.A study by SecureAuth Corp has found that multi-factor authentication jumped by more than 40% year-over-year in 2016.Of the organisations surveyed, more than half (51%) were using MFA across the organisation, while 38% have implemented it in some areas.Meanwhile, next year more than 30% of organizations are looking to expand or implement MFA in the next 12 months.”Using a second-factor can be a deterrent but is no longer enough against attacks, and organizations must evolve their methods to safeguard critical points of access such as Single Sign-On (SSO) portals and the VPN,” said Keith Graham, CTO of SecureAuth. “By implementing adaptive access authentication, organizations can both eliminate that threat vector and provide an outstanding user experience. The latest advances in adaptive authentication include transparent techniques, such as device recognition, geo-location, the use of threat services, and even behavioral biometrics.”Larger organizations, with more than 2,500 employees, are adopting MFA at a higher rate. The findings reveal that 63% are using MFA across their organization with 21% choosing adaptive authentication over traditional two-factor authentication (2FA). But medium-sized businesses, those with 250-2,499 employees, are the most interested in MFA in 2017, and 41% plan to implement or expand their MFA deployments.In contrast, small organizations (fewer than 250 employees) are the least likely to use MFA. About a fifth (21%) are not using any form of MFA and have no plans to implement it in the next 12 months.

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