Beyond MFA: Why Businesses Need More

In the last decade, MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) became the gold standard for protecting user accounts. But in 2025, is it enough for businesses?

For years, MFA has been the cybersecurity hero businesses relied on - a simple, powerful way to keep cyber criminals out. But in 2025, the game has changed. Cyber criminals are smarter, faster and using tools that can outwit even the most trusted defences.

From phishing-resistant MFA bypasses to AI-driven impersonation attacks, the threats are evolving and MFA alone can’t keep up. If your business is still treating MFA as the holy grail of security, it’s time to up your game. Today, security demands more than just a second factor - it needs a smarter, layered protection and that’s where DNS can help.

To put it into perspective, MFA tokens can be stolen and used without the user ever knowing. That’s why it’s crucial to strengthen authentication with conditional access measures - such as restricting access to known locations, company networks, or designated home sites. After all, you can’t be in two places at the same time. This is the principle behind Risk-Based user protection: if a login attempt comes from an unusual or impossible location, it can be flagged or blocked.

By incorporating conditional access policies and Risk-Based user protection into your cybersecurity strategy, you add critical layers of defence. These measures dynamically assess and respond to real-time risk factors, restricting or blocking access when anomalies are detected, helping to prevent unauthorised access even if login credentials or MFA tokens are compromised.

If the above isn’t enough for you to think twice, here are some of the latest cyber security stats:

Financial Losses Despite MFA Implementation

In the first half of 2024, fraudsters stole £571.7 million through unauthorised and authorised fraud. Notably, 72% of Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud originated online, indicating that MFA did not prevent these scams. Reference - UK Finance

Sophisticated Social Engineering and AI-Driven Attacks

Criminals are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to craft convincing phishing scams and synthetic identities. In 2023, identity fraud accounted for 64% of cases reported to the Cifas National Fraud Database, with over 237,000 incidents recorded and this is only set to be increasing. Reference - Cifas

Nation Cyber Security Centre say: no longer a one size fits all

Businesses can no longer treat MFA as a one-size-fits-all solution for network security. Experts warn that attackers are increasingly capable of intercepting MFA codes, using similar techniques to those previously used to steal passwords. Reference - National Cyber Security Centre

If you consider MFA the foundation of your cybersecurity, let our expert team help you take it further. We’ll strengthen your defences against the ever-growing threat of cybercrime. Contact us today.