Having temporarily closed its doors last week to new business, PyPi – a python code repository – is now enforcing the most basic of cyber security precautions – 2FA!
PyPI announces mandatory use of 2FA for all software publishers (bleepingcomputer.com)
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is also referred to as dual-factor authentication (DFA) and two factor authentication (2FA). All have the same function to securely provide a one time password (OTP), only to the authorised user, so they can get access to a service. Examples of services that implement MFA for added security are; Microsoft 365, Google, WordPress and Amazon among many, many others.
Your takeaway from this is that any essential business service you use, especially if it handles sensitive information, should have multi-factor authentication.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
Further Reading
PyPi. I wrote about code supply chain compromise last week… – Smart Thinking Solutions
A Quick overview of MFA:
