Snowflake’s New MFA Mandate: Secure Your Account or Face the Freeze!

Snowflake is turning up the security heat by mandating multifactor authentication for all accounts by November 2025. This change follows a spree of attacks targeting Snowflake customers. So, unless you want your access blocked, it’s time to embrace MFA—because nothing says secure like an authentication process that feels like a mini obstacle course!

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Hot Take:

Looks like Snowflake is turning up the heat on cybersecurity! If you don’t like it, tough cookies—no MFA, no data! Time to double authenticate or double the trouble!

Key Points:

  • Snowflake mandates multifactor authentication (MFA) by November 2025.
  • Three-phase rollout begins April 2025, culminating in blocking single-factor access.
  • MFA requirement will apply to both human and service accounts.
  • Snowflake provides guides and a Threat Intelligence scanner for compliance support.
  • Recent security breaches highlighted the necessity of MFA.

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