UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Microsoft is changing its current voice-only multifactor authentication (MFA) defaults and options, moving to phishing-resistant MFA methods such as passkeys - a modern, passwordless sign-in method that makes it harder for attackers to steal or reuse - and discontinuing all short message service (SMS) and voice/phone MFA options beginning Feb. 1, 2027.
This change affects how some members of the Penn State community authenticate to Penn State secure resources, including but not limited to Outlook, Canvas, LionPATH, Workday and SIMBA.
What is phishing-resistant MFA?
Phishing-resistant MFA provides additional protection...