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Safeguarding supply chains for the future

Therefore, businesses and the supply chain must look to next-generation MFA to truly protect themselves
from malicious actors. Next-gen MFA removes the problem of weak credentials as it is passwordless
and, also, phish-proof.

It is also easy to use and works on any device without the need to install any software or hardware,
allowing a business to protect itself with a minimal amount of time and resources. Importantly for the
supply chain, next-gen MFA is self-service, which allows businesses to create auto-deprovisioning rules,
such as deactivating accounts if they haven’t been used for two or three days.

As cyber security leaders, we must strive for cyber security solutions that create an impenetrable wall
around our supply chains. If we continue to use methods that only detect when a breach has occurred
rather than preventing it, we will remain in this cycle of vulnerability.

Looking ahead, cyber security experts can draw inspiration from the wisdom of Fleetwood Mac, who aptly
stated, ‘Chain keep us together’.

About the Author

Al Lakhani is the CEO and founder of IDEE. Al is a recognised cyber
security expert, digital identity crusader, inventor, entrepreneur, &
university lecturer. With more than 25 years’ experience in cyber
forensics, Al is a proven expert in the field of cybercrime and data
forensics and has spent more than 26 thousand hours during his career
working on the topic of digital identities, his number one passion.

Prior to founding IDEE, he founded the Forensics & Cyber Investigations
unit at Alvarez & Marsal. Al’s most notable projects include the wind-down
of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual and interim COO of Rubicon
Global. Al also taught applications of blockchain technology at Munich
University.

Al can be reached online at [email protected] or on LinkedIn and at our company website
https://www.getidee.com/

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