Opinion
My recommendation to make Notre Dame a better place: 8-step verification
By
Danny McMaster
· Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019
In 2019, I believe we can all agree cyber security is of the utmost importance. Over the past few years, there have been countless examples of institutions — both major and minor — falling victim to mishandling online data. It is clear there is no measure too extreme when it comes to protecting our online accounts. That is why, when Notre Dame decided to reaffirm its two-step verification process via Okta this past spring, I thought it was good, but not nearly enough. When it comes to accessing sites students use daily, we really need to put as many steps as possible between potential cyber thieves and our precious insideND accounts. With this new Okta verification system, we still fall prey to the susceptibility present in the old DuoMobile system. If a student’s phone is compromised, a thief could easily access their Sakai and from there do God knows what (their homework?).
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