Identify and Plug MFA Gaps

Deploying multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective security controls available, but simply turning it on in your identity provider (IdP) doesn't guarantee complete coverage. Hidden gaps created by legacy protocols, misconfigured applications, and forgotten service accounts can silently undermine your security posture. Material provides deep, continuous visibility into your cloud workspace to help you find and eliminate these gaps for good.

Problem: Your MFA coverage isn't what you think it is

You've invested in a robust identity solution and rolled out MFA across the organization. Yet, dangerous gaps often persist, invisible to both you and your IdP. These blind spots aren't edge cases; they are common, high-impact vulnerabilities that attackers actively seek out.

These gaps quietly erode your security posture:

• Legacy protocol loopholes: Old protocols like IMAP, POP, and SMTP often don't support modern authentication methods. If left enabled on user accounts, they create a backdoor for attackers to access mailboxes with just a password, completely bypassing your MFA policies.
• Service account blind spots: Non-human accounts used for scripts and applications are critical for automation but are frequently configured with static, password-only credentials. They are often excluded from MFA policies and become high-value targets for attackers looking for a persistent foothold.
• Third-party app misconfigurations: An integrated third-party application granted excessive permissions via OAuth can sometimes provide a path to data that bypasses your primary MFA controls.
• Siloed visibility: Your IdP is the front door, but it doesn't have a perfect view of every room in the house. It can't easily see which accounts still have legacy protocols enabled or other risky settings configured directly within Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. There's no single source of truth to confirm your MFA policy is actually being enforced everywhere.

Solution: A unified and continuous view of your true security posture

Material acts as the authoritative verification layer for your entire cloud workspace. By integrating directly with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 via APIs, Material provides a continuous, comprehensive assessment of your security posture, including the true state of your MFA coverage.

Here’s how Material solves the problem:

• Comprehensive posture analysis: Material continuously scans your environment for hundreds of configuration risks. It gives you a single dashboard to see your true posture, immediately flagging accounts and settings that are not properly protected by MFA.
• Identify legacy authentication risks: Material automatically detects every user and service account that has legacy protocols enabled. It presents this as a prioritized list, allowing you to systematically disable these backdoors before they can be exploited.
• Surface high-risk accounts: The platform identifies both human and non-human accounts with weak authentication settings and enriches this information with context, such as their level of privilege and access to sensitive data, so you can address the biggest risks first.
• Validate identity provider policies: Use Material as the source of truth to validate that your IdP policies are working as intended. Material gives you the proof you need to show auditors—and yourself—that your MFA controls are fully deployed and have no hidden gaps.

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