April 20th 2017, five sections of Workday will require employees to use Cornell's Two-Step Login. Enable this service before you need it! |
You don't have to.
However, here are two reasons to consider enrolling sooner than later.
(A) Until you enroll, you will shortly not be able to access limited portions of your Workday data:
Beginning April 20, 2017, the university will require Two-Step Login to access your most sensitive data in Workday:
(B) Enrolling now prevents a hacker with your password from enrolling first and thus getting to the above sensitive Workday pages.
Common devices are:
TIP: If using a mobile device and you cannot or don't want to download and use the Two-Step application (the Duo Mobile app), enroll the phone as a "Landline" device, not as a Mobile device.
CIT states that doing this extra, optional step "is one of the best measures you can take to safeguard your personal information and protect the university against hackers."