{"id":37,"date":"2026-08-19T00:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/?tech_tip_video=tech-tip-video-140"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:02:10","slug":"tech-tip-video-140","status":"publish","type":"tech_tip_video","link":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/?tech_tip_video=tech-tip-video-140","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip Video #140"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tech-tip-video-140.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An employee receives a convincing email that looks like a routine sign-in request. They enter their password, and someone else now has the same access to company email, shared files, and customer messages.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A password alone creates a single checkpoint. Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, adds another proof of identity, such as a prompt on a trusted device or a security key. That extra step helps keep an account protected even when a password is exposed or reused.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, turn on MFA for the accounts that matter most. Start with business email, then protect payroll, banking, file storage, and administrator accounts. Use the security settings provided by each service.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, choose the strongest method available. A security key or authenticator app is generally preferable to a code sent by text message. Follow your company\u2019s approved setup and keep any recovery codes in a secure location, not in your inbox or on your desk.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third, treat every unexpected approval prompt as a sign to pause. Deny requests you did not start. Then check the account\u2019s recent activity and report the prompt to your IT contact or service provider.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protect key accounts, use a strong verification method, and reject unrequested prompts to make stolen passwords less useful.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enable multi-factor authentication on your primary business email account before the end of today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An employee receives a convincing email that looks like a routine sign-in request. They enter their password, and someone else now has the same access to company email, shared files, and customer messages. A password alone creates a single checkpoint. Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, adds another proof of identity, such as a prompt on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"class_list":["post-37","tech_tip_video","type-tech_tip_video","status-publish","hentry","category-tech-tip-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/tech-tip-videos\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/tech-tip-videos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/tech_tip_video"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/tech-tip-videos\/37\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buenohost.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}