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Tata Communications partners with SafeNet Inc. to launch multi-factor authentication managed service in the cloud
March 2014 by Marc Jacob
Tata Communications has entered into a partnership with SafeNet Inc. to provide cloud-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a managed service – globally. A first-of-its-kind service in India, the cloud-based delivery model enables businesses to implement an additional security layer that verifies the legitimacy of a transaction and secures access to corporate networks.
The rise of enterprise trends, such as bring your own device (BYOD), increased use of cloud-based services and network-based application deployment, makes added user authentication measures vital – especially within industries such as e-commerce and banking. Tata Communications’ cloud-based MFA offers both hard and soft token authentication, creating a layered defence system, which makes it more difficult for unauthorised personnel to access a computer system or network.
MFA is delivered via tokens that generate a constantly changing key code that is used in addition to the usual static password. The token provides a supplementary layer of security as only authorised users are provided with these tokens. Based on the user preference, the tokens can be installed on computers or mobile devices. Tata Communications supports this process with a 24x7 helpdesk.
