Amazon's WorkMail enterprise email service now supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) through integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Identity and Access Management (IAM) Identity Center.
Multi-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security by requiring users to confirm their identity using two or more authentication factors.
While it is surprising that Amazon took eight years to implement MFA in its email business, MFA will still need to be manually configured by administrators for each WorkMail user.
MFA helps counteract phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and other cyberattacks targeting email accounts and adds a robust layer of protection to sensitive corporate information.