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Requiring MFA for the Microsoft Admin Portal Apps

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In this blog, Paul Robichaux reviews how to add additional protection to Microsoft Admin Portal Apps through MFA.

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Practical Protection: Practical Guidance from the Microsoft Digital Defense Report

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:27:32 +0000

It's that time of the year again! Microsoft is releasing their annual Microsoft Digital Defense Report (MDDR), and you may want to give it a read. In this blog, we talk about the highlights from the MDDR and offer some advice to better protect your organization.

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Practical Protection: Asking the Right Questions to Break the Kill Chain

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:23:10 +0000

You can’t disrupt a chain if you can’t identify the links. In this blog, Paul Robichaux goes over some of the ways you can break a Kill Chain in your environment. And it all starts with asking yourself the right questions.

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Practical Protection: MFA is Coming for You, Ready or Not

Paul Robichaux — Wed, 17 May 2023 14:41:03 +0000

Whether you like it or not, MFA is coming for you! You can either deploy and support MFA for your users, or Microsoft is going to do it for you. The choice is yours. Learn more about how Microsoft will be enforcing MFA in the future, and what you should do.

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TEC European Roadshow 2023 – London, Paris, and Frankfurt: Identity and Microsoft 365 Security Tips

Steve Goodman — Wed, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

At the end of March, Practical 365 traveled with the TEC European roadshow, traveling between three cities in Europe over a week, listening to experts talking primarily about security-focused topics aimed at improving your Microsoft 365, Azure AD and Active Directory. Read our whistle-stop tour of the most important points made by expert speakers.

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Stop Using Phone-Based Responses for Multifactor Authentication

Thijs Lecomte — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

While some methods for MFA responses have security issues, people often overlook their practical advantages. Not everyone is ready to dump a valid authentication method. In this article, we take the journey to removing phone-based responses from your tenant while considering some practical implications.

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Azure AD System-Preferred Authentication Policy

Tony Redmond — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Azure AD system-preferred authentication means that users must use their strongest authentication method when they sign-into Azure AD. The change emphasizes the desirability of strong authentication methods over weak. Now in preview, Microsoft plans to make the policy effective for everyone in July 2023.

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Practical Protection: Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hybrid

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:22:30 +0000

Hybrid work is really a mixed blessing—while it offers a lot of fantastic benefits for people who are able to take advantage of it, it can introduce some new and unpleasant security issues that you need to be prepared to deal with. This article dives into these new risks and how you can avoid them.

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Five Things Microsoft 365 Security Administrators Should Do in 2023

Tony Redmond — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Microsoft 365 security is a big topic. Focus is important when it comes to getting things done. In this article, we suggest five areas that administrators could work on during 2023 to improve the security posture of their tenant. You might already have established full control over some of these areas. Even if you have, it's still good to consider if you can improve security.

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