With malicious actors continuing to get better at exploiting weaknesses in security features, SMU will soon require a Verified Push from Duo Security to increase the protection of our push-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution and protect your account from unauthorized access. Continue reading Duo Verified Push Notifications Further Secure SMU Accounts
Tag: 2FA
Enhanced Account Protection With New Duo Features
Later this month, OIT will enable several new features in Duo to provide additional account protection. The first three changes pertain to the device enrollment portal and add new designs, features, and protection. Continue reading Enhanced Account Protection With New Duo Features
Safeguarding SMU with Duo: New Anomalous Protection
Effective February 27, 2023, OIT will implement Duo Two-Factor authentication changes to our application. As mentioned in our recent newsletter, our campus has recently experienced a new cybercriminal threat where hackers attempt to access an account. This is accomplished by repeatedly attempting to send Duo requests until the end user approves the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) prompts. This method is referred to as “MFA Fatigue.” Continue reading Safeguarding SMU with Duo: New Anomalous Protection
Protect Yourself: Fighting MFA Fatigue
Last week, OIT notified the campus of a successful phishing campaign targeting the SMU community. In this campaign, we noted that cybercriminals had begun using a new technique where they repeatedly send Duo requests to users who have shared their username and password to annoy users into approving the two-factor request.
This technique, referred to as “MFA fatigue,” has become increasingly common, and over the next several weeks, OIT will begin implementing measures to combat this trend. In the meantime, we recommend you take the following actions if you notice something suspicious: Continue reading Protect Yourself: Fighting MFA Fatigue
DUO: A Substantial Expansion
Six years ago, SMU implemented DUO to protect our data proactively. Since introducing two-factor authentication (2FA), we have seen quite an expansion throughout our services.
We first implemented DUO in 2016 to protect access to my.SMU and later webmail for our faculty and staff as passwords can often be stolen, guessed, and hacked, and we needed a solution to secure our data better. Once our faculty and staff gained familiarity with DUO, it was introduced to students on April 1, 2019, through our “Security is No Joke” campaign. Continue reading DUO: A Substantial Expansion
