Microsoft continues to updating its tools and features to deliver customers the utmost security they can. As a part of this, a new alert for ‘password spray attack originating from single ISP’ has been added in Microsoft 365 Defender portal. Threat actors use various techniques to identify account passwords. One among them is a password…
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Enable Report Suspicious Activity in Azure AD to Stay Alerted on Suspicious MFA Requests
😩Are you tired of constantly denying multi-factor authentication requests that you did not initiate? Well, you’re not alone! Receiving an increasing number of MFA requests that were not initiated by you has become incredibly frustrating, and this ongoing influx has opened the door to MFA fatigue attacks. It’s like someone knocking on the door, but you…
System-preferred MFA Enabled by Default in Microsoft 365!
👀I see multi-factor authentication everywhere nowadays! As with the rise of numerous cyber threats such as phishing attacks, password breaches, etc., multi-factor authentication has been the go-to solution for securing Office 365 accounts & systems. But with different MFA methods available, it’s harder than ever for an organization to enforce a consistent and secure authentication…
The New Chat GPT AI Chatbot: A Saviour for Microsoft 365 Sysadmins
This December is a month for the FIFA World Cup match. ⚽With this hot topic, joined the new technological monster – ChatGPT. 🚀The new ChatGPT has been taking the internet by storm since its testing stage. From yesteryear’s information package to dashing off social media with killer taglines and giving solutions for any sysadmin operations to…
Disable Microsoft 365 User Tenant Creation in Azure AD
Recently, Microsoft has been working on and rolling out many new features like adaptive MFAs, releasing a separate space for MFA registration and reset event reports, and a lot on the list. Now, they’re back to shed light on the existing Azure AD settings. Unlike others, the recently introduced Azure AD user tenant creation setting is…
How to Deal with Exchange Online Basic Authentication Deprecation?
Over the past few years, Microsoft has warned admins about the basic authentication deprecation in Exchange Online. Since it is one of the oldest authentication methods, it comes with numerous security flaws. Hackers will easily attack accounts that use basic auth as it requires only a username and a password to log in. Therefore, Microsoft brought…
Shared Channels: New Solution Is Here to Avoid Unnecessary Team Creations
Do you think it’s possible to invite Microsoft 365 users to a specific channel without having to add them to the MS Teams first? Yes, it is possible now by using Shared Channels in Microsoft Teams. Shared channels, also known as Teams Connect, make it easy for people to collaborate among teams and people within…