Resistance is Futile: The Federation’s Endless War Against the SMS MFA Collective

A primitive yet persistent signal continues to broadcast across the universe: the SMS One-Time Passcode. Despite repeated directives from Starfleet Command (CISA and the FBI) urging a transition to more secure defensive shields like mobile authenticators, passkeys and hardware tokens, the “SMS Collective” remains entrenched. Like the Borg, this legacy authentication method has proven remarkably difficult to de-assimilate from our planetary networks.

This presentation explores our ongoing, seemingly futile mission to “make it so” for phishing-resistant MFA. We will analyze:
– Our journey through time and space on the MFA roadmap
– The Prime Directive of Convenience: Why users continue to cling to outdated protocols despite known vulnerabilities.
– Demo of the Secure Sign-in Portal: a means to nudge users away from the “SMS Collective” in favor of stronger MFA methods.
– Another look into the future of authentication beyond MFA with a demonstration of passkeys and passwordless authentication.