--- title: Blog | The AME Group | 2FA description: 2FA | Tap into The AME Group's 35+ years of experience working with local businesses. AME helps your technology add value and better support your business goals. Our advanced security services cover the expanding requirements to keep your business safe and competitive. --- [![Logo The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AMEGroup_Basic_Logos-01-1.png?width=600&height=237&name=AMEGroup_Basic_Logos-01-1.png "Logo The AME Group")](https://www.theamegroup.com/) Open main menu Close main menu - [Contact Us](https://www.theamegroup.com/contact/) # Business Technology and Security Select Category cyber security tech support uncategorized business continuity tech support solutions cyber security for small business it for small business IT consultant technical support cybersecurity awareness networks computer networks network monitoring network security compliance Office 365 managed IT service remoteaccess training computer network monitoring AME highlight hackers passwords 2FA business continuity plan business continuity planning customer service passphrase password management password strength press release remote worker HIPAA compliance Microsoft Teams business IT alignment cybersecurity training dark web data security management for business internet technology mobile device network security threats outsourcing password length phishing Cisco Umbrella ERP Solutions In the News Locky MFA Managed Security Services account verification authentication authority email business analytics cloud computing cloud storage content filtering credit monitoring customer escalation management dark web monitoring different types of cloud computing encrypt escalation management filtering network content firmware updates hardware updates healthcare IT iaas leadership maintaining your network network engineering network engineering careers openDNS payload policies for workplace ransomware remote support remote support solutions remote working software patches software udates ticketing system Posts about: ## 2FA ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Credential-reporting-orange.png) [credit monitoring,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/credit-monitoring) [dark web monitoring,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/dark-web-monitoring) [dark web,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/dark-web) [2FA,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/2fa) [passwords,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/passwords) [cyber security,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security) [cybersecurity awareness](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) ### [WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CREDENTIALS ARE FOUND ON THE DARK WEB](https://blog.theamegroup.com/what-to-do-when-your-credentials-are-found-on-the-dark-web) ### Sites are hacked every day. - **There is an attack every 39 seconds** (Security Magazine) - **Hackers steal 75 records every second** (Breach Level Index) - **More than 23 million people use the password ‘123456’** (National Cyber Security Centre) - **Traditional firewall and antivirus security is irrelevant and obsolete** (Thycotic.com) - **Hackers create 300,000 new pieces of malware daily** (McAfee) - **On average 30,000 new websites are hacked every day** (Forbes) [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/what-to-do-when-your-credentials-are-found-on-the-dark-web) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Cybersecurity-Awareness-Month-Tip2.jpg) [2FA,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/2fa) [authentication,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/authentication) [cyber security,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security) [cybersecurity awareness,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) [MFA](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/mfa) ### [WHAT IS 2FA?](https://blog.theamegroup.com/what-is-2fa) ## Double-up your login protection. Many technology companies and app-makers provide two-factor authentication that requires users to authenticate their identity over two devices. This is becoming more the norm and is a great foil for anyone trying to access accounts unauthorized. The process is usually really easy to use, but just remember to keep both your devices nearby when logging in--leaving your phone in the other room can be annoying!   **61% of data breaches used compromised credentials** [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/what-is-2fa) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/The-Changing-Landscape-of-Password-Management.jpeg) [password strength,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/password-strength) [password length,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/password-length) [passphrase,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/passphrase) [password management,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/password-management) [2FA,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/2fa) [passwords,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/passwords) [cyber security,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security) [cybersecurity awareness](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) ### [The Changing Landscape of Password Management](https://blog.theamegroup.com/the-changing-landscape-of-password-management) There have been a lot of interesting developments in Password Management since NIST, **National Institute of Standards and Technology** (a division of US Dept. of Commerce), revised the 14-year-old guidelines last November with [final updates](https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html) issued in June 2017.  The now-retired 72-year-old author of the original 2003 NIST, Bill Burr, was quoted  [in The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-man-who-wrote-those-password-rules-has-a-new-tip-n3v-r-m1-d-1502124118) as saying “Much of what I did I now regret.”  G**reat Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre** has also chimed in with similar [updated recommendations](https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/password-guidance-simplifying-your-approach) on Password Security. 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