DUO MFA
Cisco Duo MFA Rollouts
MFA rollouts with Cisco Duo — protect VPN, RDP, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and custom apps in days, not months. Designed so users don't fight it and admins don't dread it. Single highest-leverage security investment most SMBs can make.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Core capabilities
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Push + WebAuthn
Push notifications for routine sign-ins, WebAuthn / passkeys for the high-friction edge cases. Phish-resistant where it matters; one-tap where it does not.
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SSO integration
Tie Duo into Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, or Okta for one front door across SaaS apps and internal systems. Single identity, single MFA gate.
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Policy + reporting
Risk-based policies, device-trust gates, and dashboards that show what is actually getting blocked and why. Compliance-friendly logging out of the box.
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Application onboarding
Wrap legacy and custom apps with Duo SSO or Duo Network Gateway. Bring the long-tail of internal tools inside the MFA perimeter, not just the obvious SaaS.
WHY IT MATTERS
MFA is the single highest-leverage security investment
According to Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report, roughly 81% of hacking-related breaches involve stolen or weak passwords. MFA neutralizes almost all of those by adding a factor an attacker does not have. There is no other single control with that kind of impact-to-effort ratio.
Duo is the deployment that doesn't fight your users. Push notifications for normal sign-ins, WebAuthn / passkeys for the high-friction edge cases, and policy-based fallback so the experience adapts to risk. Privacy by design: Duo cannot read mail, track location, or send unsolicited notifications. It just confirms it's you, then gets out of the way.
THE NUMBER THAT MATTERS
Why MFA is the highest-leverage control
- 81%
of hacking-related breaches involve stolen or weak passwords (Verizon DBIR) — MFA neutralizes almost all of them
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Duo cost?
Duo is priced per user, per month, in tiers from Duo Essentials up through Duo Premier. As an MSP partner we get access to pricing and promotions outside the public catalog and pass them through. We will quote against your actual user count.
Will it slow my users down?
Push notifications are one tap on a phone and add maybe 3 seconds to a sign-in. Most users barely notice it after the first week — and the few who do tend to be the same people who would resist a password reset, so this is a culture problem, not a Duo problem.
What about privacy? What can Duo see?
Duo cannot read your emails, track your location, monitor your browsing, or send notifications other than the MFA prompt itself. The Duo Mobile app reads what is needed to confirm a sign-in and nothing else. We document this clearly during user rollout so adoption is smoother.
What happens if a user loses their phone?
Duo supports multiple backup factors per user (a second device, a hardware token, SMS as a last resort) and an admin-managed recovery flow for true emergencies. We train your helpdesk on the recovery process during onboarding so loss events are routine, not panic events.
Does Duo help with compliance?
Yes. MFA is referenced as a required or recommended control across NIST 800-63B, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR. Duo deployments are designed to satisfy the relevant control text and the audit log is exportable for evidence.
Can Duo replace our existing free MFA (Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator)?
It can — and usually does, because free TOTP-based MFA is one-app, one-protocol, and not centrally manageable. Duo gives you policy across every app, device-trust signals, reporting, and SSO integration. The cost is per-user-per-month; the operational gain is significant for any org with more than a handful of services.
Ready to talk about Duo MFA?
First conversation is always free. Tell us what you're trying to solve and we'll scope a fit.