Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is talked about, and used, a lot in our day-to-day lives. A classic example of using MFA is a debit card. Not only do you need the physical card, but you also have to enter a personal identification number (PIN) to use it when checking out at a store, or when taking money out of the ATM.

While it’s no surprise that nearly every major data breach of the last few years has involved the use of privileged credentials, it is surprising that one of the most effective security measures remains underutilized.

Having spent last week at the 2008 International MUSE (Medical Users Software Exchange) Conference in Grapevine Texas - the 25th annual gathering of clinical and technical users of Meditech software - I was delighted to see SSO is such a hot topic among this group. There were five customer presentations related to SSO and Strong Authentication, and all of them were filled to capacity.