Track A · Layer 2 AUTHENTICATE
Paringa powered by Symania
True passwordless, phishing-resistant MFA — no biometrics, no hardware tokens, no GDPR special-category exposure. Typically 50% cheaper than Microsoft Entra or Okta. The saving frequently funds the entire Paringa governance layer at net zero cost increase.
Symania
Most enterprise MFA is not phishing-resistant. OTP codes, push notifications, and even hardware tokens have demonstrated vulnerabilities to real-time phishing and SIM-swap attacks. Symania eliminates the password and the vulnerability together — using symbol-based authentication that is inherently resistant to phishing because there is no credential to capture.
Critically, Symania requires no biometric data — meaning it does not process data that qualifies as a special category under GDPR Article 9. For regulated organisations in financial services, healthcare, and critical national infrastructure, this distinction matters: it removes a class of compliance obligation that biometric-based alternatives introduce.
- Phishing-resistant by design — symbol-based authentication cannot be replayed or intercepted. There is no OTP code to steal, no password to phish, no push notification to intercept.
- No biometrics, no GDPR Article 9 exposure — Symania does not collect fingerprints, face scans, or any biometric data. No special category processing means no additional consent burden or DPA notification requirement.
- 50% lower cost than Microsoft Entra or Okta — on a typical 1,000-seat deployment. The cost saving frequently exceeds the cost of Paringa's full AI governance programme — making the total engagement self-funding.
- No hardware tokens required — employees authenticate on existing devices. No YubiKey procurement, no shipping delays, no lost-token helpdesk burden.
- Complements Layer 3 PROTECT — identity is the most common initial access vector. Symania at Layer 2 closes the identity gap that vCyberiz manages at Layer 3, creating genuine defence-in-depth across the Paringa stack.
Comparison
Not all MFA is
phishing-resistant.
The compliance angle
Why no biometrics
is a feature,
not a limitation.
Under GDPR Article 9, biometric data processed to uniquely identify a person is a special category. That triggers additional obligations — explicit consent, Data Protection Impact Assessments, DPA notification in some jurisdictions. Symania avoids this class of data entirely.
Symbol-based authentication does not process biometric identifiers. No fingerprints, face scans, or voice prints — no GDPR Article 9 obligations triggered.
Biometric MFA typically requires a Data Protection Impact Assessment. Symania removes that requirement and the board-level sign-off that goes with it.
Special category data requires explicit consent under GDPR. No biometrics means no consent burden for employees and no ongoing consent management overhead for HR and legal.
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In a typical deployment, the Symania cost saving covers the entire cost of Paringa's AI governance engagement. We'll show you the numbers for your seat count before you commit to anything.
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