QR Code Authentication for Front Line Workers – Setting Security Controls From the Get Go!

In today's threat landscape, the adversaries are trying to get into organizations in any way they can. New authentication methods are being introduced, and a combination of those methods or auth strengths are too. If you check the demographic of the QR code authentication as advised by Microsoft (which is in Public Preview as of … Continue reading QR Code Authentication for Front Line Workers – Setting Security Controls From the Get Go!

Mandatory MFA Enforcements! Including Service Accounts and Break Glass Accounts. Now What?

Mark the calendars and make the necessary reminders - 15 Oct 2024 as this will be the day that this enforcement will come into play. This is a good initiative as it will apply the extra layer of protection to the set of applications below. As you can see most of the applications listed below … Continue reading Mandatory MFA Enforcements! Including Service Accounts and Break Glass Accounts. Now What?

Latest Microsoft Authenticator App/ MFA Improvements

Exciting new improvements in the Microsoft Authenticator front. This is a step towards phishing attacks that can lead to accidental MFA approvals. We all know about MFA fatigue by now and how much damage a bad actor can make when an account holder makes one wrong move. This will trend will not stop, but this … Continue reading Latest Microsoft Authenticator App/ MFA Improvements

Azure MFA Authentication Loop Fix

Issue: Office 365 Web apps users (SharePoint Online, Office.com, OWA etc.) will receive the MFA prompt every time after opening the browser.Ideally the browser should honor the “Stay signed in?” messages when there are no session lifetime settings configured.When the user click Yes, the persistent browser cookie will get saved and work for 90 days. … Continue reading Azure MFA Authentication Loop Fix