Meet Zestix: MFA is such a pain

October 19, 2026

Celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year’s message is simple: Don’t make life easy for cybercriminals.

Zestix invaded more than 50 multinational companies because a few people never turned on multifactor authentication. And if some of the biggest companies in the world can go down, it would be very easy for Zestix for zestily hijack any of our accounts if we only protect it with a password.

What is MFA?

Multifactor authentication is a login security method that requires two or more forms of identity verification to access an account. One “factor” is usually your password.

MFA protects you by requiring a second proof of identity. That may be a one-time code sent to your phone number or email address, a one-time code from an authenticator app, a facial scan or other step.

So even if a criminal has your password, they still can’t get into your account. MFA dramatically reduces your risk.

After swooping up stolen passwords on the Dark Web, criminals can break into many accounts that don’t enable MFA. They can also get their hands on passwords lost in data breaches and spray them all over the internet with automated software.

Unfortunately, it’s easy to nab a password these days… and criminals love it when it’s all they need.

Don’t make life easy for Zestix

Enable multifactor authentication (MFA) on every account that offers it
Use an authenticator app (Duo, Google Authenticator, or Microsoft Authenticator, for example) or biometrics (like FaceID) whenever possible
Don’t reuse passwords or iterations (like adding $ to another password)

Turn on MFA for every account!

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This October, make life difficult for cybercriminals.