In the digital age, higher education institutions face myriad challenges related to data security, user access and regulation compliance. As colleges and universities increasingly adopt artificial intelligence and applications geared toward remote learning environments, securing these diverse digital resources while ensuring ease of access for students, faculty and staff becomes more difficult.
It’s essential for universities to add an extra layer of protection to accounts, ensuring students and faculty leverage two or more methods to verify their identities while also making it more difficult for unauthorized users to access sensitive data and resources. Ideally, this added verification process augments the password requirements by using a phone or security token as part of the process before providing access to school networks or resources.
Cisco Duo makes multifactor authentication simple, scalable, and effective for higher education. By requiring two or more verification methods, it protects sensitive data from phishing, ransomware, and unauthorized access while supporting compliance with strict regulations like HIPAA and FERPA. With seamless integration into existing systems and an intuitive user experience, Duo strengthens security without slowing students, faculty, or staff.
Read more about how Cisco Duo delivers scalable, user-friendly MFA for colleges and universities, only at EdTech Magazine.
