MFA Archives - Practical 365

Practical Sentinel: Auditing Multifactor Authentication with Sentinel

Thijs Lecomte — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Practical Sentinel, Thijs Lecomte discusses how to create some basic KQL queries to track MFA usage.

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Practical Protection: Copying Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Microsoft recently released a memo from Security VP, Charlie Bell. In this blog, we recap the memo and discuss some of the new security initiatives Microsoft is working towards.

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Understanding the Exchange Mailbox Folder Assistant

Tony Redmond — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000

The Exchange Mailbox Folder Assistant (MFA) is responsible for processing retention policies against Exchange Server and Exchange Online mailboxes. In this article, we review details of how the MFA works and how administrators can gain an insight into what it does.

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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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