ISO 27001:2022 requires secure authentication across four dedicated controls, operationalized through strong password policies, Conditional Access, and phishing-resistant MFA.
Microsoft enforces migration from SMS/voice MFA to Passkeys in Entra ID with hard block starting February 1, 2027, shifting costs to paid third-party providers for organizations with compliance requirements.
Service desks are popular vectors for social engineering attacks because controls are weak and operational pressure on staff is high — a combination that demands training, process improvements, and technical controls.
Google provides sign-in services with auth_time and amr metadata to verify login freshness and authentication methods for implementing risk-based access control.
Missing technical security measures such as multi-factor authentication pose significant security risks and data breaches when executives deliberately block them for control purposes.
