MFA verifies who logged in, but has no idea what they do next

Enterprises are seeing that MFA mainly protects the initial login, not what happens after access is granted.

Attackers are using legitimate credentials and stolen session tokens to move laterally and escalate privileges inside networks.

The article cites NOV, CrowdStrike, Gartner, and Ivanti to show that authentication alone is no longer enough.

Security teams need continuous identity controls, conditional access, and fast token revocation to reduce post-authentication risk.