How Montclair Disregarded Warnings to Upgrade Protections Against Hackers

Brandon Pugh, policy director and resident senior fellow for the Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team at the R Street Institute, told the Local that the value of multi-factor protections has long been understood.

“The director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has said that implementing MFA can make you 99% less likely to get hacked,’’ Pugh said. “Similarly, the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell highly recommends that MFA be utilized.’’