
MFA enabled is not MFA enforced: why boards need proof that authentication works
CISA lists a SonicWall SSLVPN flaw classified as single-factor authentication as actively exploited. An OpenSSH flaw lets some Linux accounts accept any password of 257 to 1,024 characters. Both show that "MFA enabled" is intent, not evidence. Under NIS2 Article 20, boards oversee access controls and should ask for proof that authentication works.









