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## [Ask Christopher: Mitigating the Risk of Phishing Attacks with MFA](https://customer.bio-key.com/blog/ask-christopher-mitigating-the-risk-phishing-attacks-with-mfa)

Hackers are a blight on the digital scenery where we all spend most of our time, and phishing attacks are one of the oldest tricks in the book. Whether it’s at work or home, modern technology has made the digital world all but necessary. In this environment, hackers and malicious users are the banes of each admin and end-user attempting to get things done. Amid the recent pandemic, the leaches...

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