# Workday expands security toolset with Duo partnership Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-01-18 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Enhanced Workday Security with Duo's MFA Integration Meta Description: Enhance customer security with seamless Duo MFA integration within Workday's user interface. Protect against phishing incidents and ensure trusted access URL: https://financedigest.com/workday-expands-security-toolset-with-duo-partnershiphtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd180118-3-1736843066122-compressed.jpg) _Integration of Duo’s multi-factor authentication strengthens customer security to help ensure the right people access Workday_ [Workday, Inc.](https://www.workday.com/en-gb/homepage.html)(NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human [resources](https://www.workday.com/en-gb/applications/human-capital-management.html), today announced a partnership with [Security](https://duo.com/), a cybersecurity leader specialising in trusted access and multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies that are easy to use, yet powerful in ensuring the right people are accessing the right applications. As part of the partnership, Workday will complement its robust, built-in security with seamless integrations that enable customers to leverage Duo’s MFA functionality right within Workday’s user interface. With this joint, expanded toolset in one experience, organisations can further strengthen safeguards to mitigate phishing incidents and ensure validated, trusted access to Workday anytime, from any device. **Expanded security toolset in one Workday experience** The composition of today’s workforce is ever-changing as organisations employ teams comprised of full-time, freelance, and contingent workers, among others, who increasingly are working across different kinds of devices and locations. This, coupled with greater volumes of sensitive, worker-related data and more intelligent phishing and cybersecurity threats, has organisations asking for better methods to keep workers productive with access to [critical business](https://www.financedigest.com/marketing-communications-is-a-business-critical-pillar-now-and-in-a-post-pandemic-future.html "Marketing Communications is a business-critical pillar now – and in a post pandemic future") applications when, where, and how they prefer – in a more secure environment. With this influx of worker types, data, devices, and [security threats](https://www.financedigest.com/the-future-of-finance-how-to-defend-against-the-top-threats-to-cloud-security.html "The Future of Finance: How to defend against the top threats to cloud security"), Workday saw an opportunity to expand its security offerings by bringing Duo’s industry-leading trusted access technologies into its product suite using the latest in visual integration technology. With Duo and Workday in one seamless experience, Workday customers will benefit from: - **Greater flexibility for today’s mobile workforce**– Customers will be able to leverage Duo’s global and comprehensive MFA [product to provide more flexibility for workers of all types](https://www.financedigest.com/xylooligosaccharide-market-size-share-and-trends-analysis-report-by-product-types-and-applications-forecast-to-2029.html "Xylooligosaccharide Market Size, Share And Trends Analysis Report By Product Types, And Applications Forecast To 2029"). For example, customers with sales teams who travel often – switching between corporate and outside networks and working regularly from smartphones – can trust that team members are securely logging into Workday once they have authenticated access with Duo on their mobile device. - **Stepped-up security over the most sensitive** [data –](https://www.financedigest.com/financial-services-and-data-how-do-we-meet-the-challenge.html "Financial services and data – how do we meet the challenge?") With Duo’s MFA offerings in conjunction with Workday’s step-up authentication, administrators can further limit access to the most sensitive data and resources in Workday. For example, if an employee’s smartphone is inadvertently placed in the wrong hands, [administrators can rest assured that several](https://www.financedigest.com/improved-patient-safety-efficient-dose-administration-and-seamless-interoperability-for-advanced-infusion-delivery-are-several-advantages.html "Improved patient safety, efficient dose administration, and seamless interoperability for advanced infusion delivery are several advantages") steps of identity verification are required before sensitive information like payment elections are accessed or changed. - **More awareness and control of vulnerable devices –** Combining Duo’s contextual [understanding](https://www.financedigest.com/anti-snoring-devices-and-snoring-surgery-market-strategic-analysis-to-understand-the-competitive-outlook-of-the-industry-2024.html "Anti-snoring Devices and Snoring Surgery Market Strategic Analysis to Understand the Competitive Outlook of the Industry, 2024") of devices and device health with Workday’s extensive knowledge of worker identity, provides customers with a superior offering for secure access in an increasingly mobile world. For example, because Duo can recognise device health indicators such as outdated software, customers could define a policy that prohibits [access to Workday by employees who are using devices running vulnerable versions of the operating system](https://www.financedigest.com/telehealth-monitoring-to-rule-the-the-transseptal-access-systems-market.html "Telehealth monitoring to rule the The Transseptal Access Systems Market"). **Comments on the news** “Integrating Duo with Workday is yet another avenue to help ensure that all Workday customers are leveraging MFA to [protect](https://www.financedigest.com/fx-hedging-strategies-to-protect-your-business.html "FX hedging strategies to protect your business") their people and businesses,” said Josh DeFigueiredo, chief trust officer, Workday. “Our partnership reinforces both the security protections we built into the Workday technology platform and the commitment we made to safeguard customers’ data [since day](https://www.financedigest.com/dollar-set-for-biggest-two-day-fall-since-2009-as-rate-outlook-shifts.html "Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts") one.” “The Ohio State University has partnered with both Duo and Workday since 2015,” said Helen Patton, [chief information security officer](https://www.financedigest.com/future-market-insights-appoints-aditi-basu-as-chief-marketing-officer.html "Future Market Insights Appoints Aditi Basu as Chief Marketing Officer"), The Ohio State University. “Their partnership will help our community [deliver on the university’s mission securely](https://www.financedigest.com/managing-compliance-complexity-will-deliver-security-rewards.html "Managing compliance complexity will deliver security rewards") and effectively. We look forward to the partnership and the benefits that it will bring to our university.” “This a natural partnership for two [cloud leaders focused on people-centric secure](https://www.financedigest.com/dont-let-the-promises-of-virtual-desktop-security-cloud-your-judgement.html "Don’t let the promises of virtual desktop security cloud your judgement") enterprise IT,” said Jon Oberheide, chief technology officer and co-founder, Duo Security. “Together we will help further protect the most sensitive data and applications of our joint customers – no matter where or how they work.” --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---