How SafeNet Trusted Access Reinforces Your Authentication Strategy
Traditional passwords are no longer enough to protect critical assets. SafeNet Trusted Access (STA) delivers strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) and two-factor authentication (2FA) capabilities that safeguard your users and applications against evolving threats.
With SafeNet Trusted Access, you can:
- Deploy adaptive MFA across all users, devices, and applications.
- Support a full range of authentication methods including FIDO2, OTP, and push notifications.
- Apply risk-based policies that adapt authentication to user behavior and context.
- Integrate seamlessly with major SaaS and cloud platforms.
- Improve user experience with passwordless, single-tap authentication.
MFA was usually seen as a control that adds too much friction. But in a recent survey conducted by Thales, more than 80% of respondents said that they prefer brands to offer MFA. User perception is evolving and paving the way for great MFA adoption.
What is MFA?
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a secure authentication method that bolsters digital security by ensuring that users truly are who they claim to be. MFA combines distinct factors to establish identity authenticity, including:
Something you know:
A password, PIN, or other secret information known only to the user.
Something you have:
Users’ possession of a physical item, such as a token or smart card, which verifies the user's identity.
Something you are:
Biometric identifiers, such as fingerprints or facial recognition.
What is Adaptive Access Control?
Adaptive Access can be defined as a security approach that dynamically adapts access controls based on near-real-time assessments of user behavior, context, and risk factors. For instance, it considers if access attempts originate from unfamiliar or blacklisted IP addresses, suspicious devices, or sensitive resources that necessitate stronger authentication. Empowered by our OneWelcome Identity Platform, this capability enables organizations to strengthen security measures while ensuring seamless user access to resources and digital platforms.
How does Adaptive Access Control work?
Adaptive Access Control provides tailored security measures that adapt to unique characteristics, thereby mitigating risks and enhancing overall security posture. It operates through a combination of machine learning algorithms, behavioral analytics, and contextual data analysis.
Users are granted immediate access when meeting security policies; otherwise, they're prompted to provide an extra authentication factor like a PKI token or a one-time passcode.
By continuously monitoring user activities, device attributes, network conditions, and other contextual factors, it can accurately assess the risk associated with each access request.
Which type of identities do you want to protect?
Customer Identities
Customize access for customers dynamically for secure, compliant and personalized experiences.
Third-Party Identities
Integrate B2B and third-party access controls adaptively for reducing third-party risks.
Workforce Identities
Leverage adaptive access for employees to optimize security and productivity, when granting access to applications.
HOW THALES CAN HELP
MFA with Thales: How does it work?
Thales' multi-factor authentication solutions deliver the protection you expect, while enabling customers with broader choice, improved visibility, and the flexibility to adapt to future needs seamlessly. Our authentication services address various use cases with a wide range of authentication methods and tokens, simplifying delivery and security for organizations grappling with cloud, mobility, and escalating threats in the IT landscape.
Authenticators
Thales Authenticators addresses numerous use cases, assurance levels, and threat vectors, leveraging both current and emerging protocols (OTP, PKI, FIDO) as well as multiple form factors (hardware and virtual smart cards and tokens, software and mobile authenticators).
SafeNet Trusted Access
SafeNet Trusted Access, our cloud-based workforce IAM service, has been recognized as a top MFA solution by Expert Insights and will help you deliver intuitive and secure authentication journeys. Accelerate your cloud transformation, secure hybrid infrastructures, reduce the risk of shadow IT, and make work life easier.
CASE STUDY
Protecting employee data with passwordless authentication
Human resource departments are prime targets for cybercriminals due to the abundance of sensitive employee data they hold. Sadly, Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville fell victim to such an intrusion. Fortunately, with SafeNet from Thales, VUMC can now protect employee data integrity, strengthen access controls, and prevent security breaches.
MFA SPOTLIGHT
Execute digital experiences with the highest level of security
65% of organizations view MFA adoption as paramount for protecting sensitive data. Explore the advantages of the SafeNet IDPrime FIDO Bio smart card—a FIDO2 security key allowing seamless, secure authentication across various devices using a fingerprint instead of a password.