Now more than ever, IT teams must do everything they can to ensure that users are who they say they are, and that their credentials have not been stolen. In a world of distributed workforces, customers and data—and equally distributed, sophisticated cybercrime—vetting users and access also means asking important questions about authentication, such as which authentication method is most appropriate given a resource, channel or specific risk factor. Read this white paper to learn the value of multi–factor authentication, along with the three components of strong authentication.