Multi-Factor Authentication

How to setup and install Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)

MFA adds additional login information to access your account. This protects your account against people stealing your username and password. This is now standard practice with all major banks and is becoming more common in online applications.

We are using the Microsoft Authenticator system to protect your email accounts. Once you have this setup and installed you will then be able to use it for other websites if they offer the facility. This improves your security using a technology you are comfortable with.

So whats the point? If your email address and password are compromised, people can then access your email and all your One Drive files and Sharepoint files, they can pretend to be you and use your account for malicious purposes. Think of the MFA as a second password. So even if they steal your username and password, they don’t know the second password. This is generated uniquely for each login in real time by the system.

We would advise that you do not use the same email address and password combination on multiple sites. Please use variations of passwords to protect your accounts further.

Before you begin you will need access to a PC or laptop AND a smart phone or tablet

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