Enable Meraki two-factor authentication (2FA)
Recommendation Impact Across KPIs
| KPI | Impact | Calculated? |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability: | No significant impact on system reliability | ❌ |
| Security Compliance: | PRIMARY REC - Enhances authentication security and meets NIST compliance requirements | ✅ |
| Economic: | No direct economic impact measured | ❌ |
| User Experience: | No significant impact on user experience | ❌ |
| Environment: | No environmental impact | ❌ |
Score Calculation
1. Data Ingestion
- Organization ID
- Current 2FA status
- Administrator account details
- Login security settings
2. Data Enrichment
- Mapping to NIST compliance requirements
- Authentication method compatibility
- Security policy alignment
3. Health Score
- Calculate the Security Compliance score using:
(NIST Score * NIST Asset Weight) * Multiplier for length of compliance - Source: DataTable-NIST
Example Graph
Pie chart showing the percentage distribution of organizations with MFA enabled versus disabled, providing a clear visualization of current security posture across the organization's Meraki infrastructure.
Business Opportunities
Product Sales Opportunity
As a provider this recommendation provides an opportunity to sell Meraki advanced security licenses and additional security features. The platform will identify specific licensing requirements as part of the recommendation.
Professional Services Opportunity
The recommendation provides an opportunity for professional services to implement and configure Meraki 2FA, including user training and documentation. The estimated effort includes initial setup, user enrollment, and policy configuration.
Remediation Guidance
To resolve the recommendation the following steps are recommended:
- Develop a 2FA Implementation Plan
- Identify all administrators requiring 2FA
- Ensure authentication app availability
- Verify backup recovery methods
- Communicate with Stakeholders
- Notify IT administrators
- Provide setup instructions
- Establish support process
- Enable 2FA in Meraki Dashboard
- Access Organization Settings
- Configure Authentication settings
- Enforce user enrollment
- Post-Implementation Monitoring
- Verify administrator setup
- Monitor authentication logs
- Adjust security policies
- Ongoing Maintenance
- Review 2FA compliance
- Maintain recovery options
- Update security practices
Supporting Information
Supported Data Sources
- Cisco Meraki
Recommendation Categorisation
- Security
- Compliance
- Access Control
Supported Instances
- Meraki Dashboard
- Organization-level configuration
- Network-level administration
Planned Instances
- Additional authentication methods
- SSO integration
- Advanced security features
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