Bill Toulas of Bleeping Computer reports that Google Cloud will make MFA mandatory by the end of 2025. Toulas writes:
Google has announced that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be mandatory on all Cloud accounts by the end of 2025 to enhance security.
Google Cloud is a product designed for businesses, developers, and IT teams to build, deploy, and manage applications and infrastructure in the cloud.
The mandatory MFA rollout will affect both admins and any users with access to Google Cloud services but not general consumer Google accounts. […]
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The tech giant cites research from CISA showing that MFA makes users 99% less likely to get hacked and notes that its own data corroborates the U.S. government agency’s findings. […]
Owners of Cloud Identity-managed accounts who don’t see the ‘2-Step Verification’ option may be subject to admin-imposed restrictions.
For more information about setting up MFA on Google Cloud, check out Google’s official guide here.
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