{"id":6267,"date":"2024-08-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/?p=6267"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:50:23","slug":"empowering-secure-and-seamless-learning-multifactor-authentication-without-a-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/08\/empowering-secure-and-seamless-learning-multifactor-authentication-without-a-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering secure and seamless learning: Multifactor authentication without a smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As we look ahead to the upcoming school year in many places across the northern hemisphere, educational institutions face a daunting security landscape. The education sector regularly makes up over 80% of the reported malware encounters in any 30-day period. Traditional passwords are increasingly vulnerable, leading to potential security breaches. The average student often neglects best practices for password security, frequently opting for simple and easily guessable passwords. Fortunately, there\u2019s a promising development\u2014Microsoft offers multifactor authentication (MFA) without a smartphone using secure, passwordless device access.<\/p>\n\n\n