Microsoft says it will improve security across Entra tenants where security defaults are enabled by making multifactor authentication (MFA) registration mandatory. This move is part of the company's ...

Microsoft says it has been enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) for Azure Portal sign-ins across all tenants since March 2025. The company's Azure MFA enforcement efforts were announced in May ...

Microsoft added that external MFA solutions and federated identity providers will continue to be supported and will meet the MFA requirement if they are configured to send an MFA claim. The ...

I am not too familiar with MFA for Microsoft Entra Join. Easy enough to add a PC in such a way to office365 but I don't understand why for the first time login it has to ask for phone number for SMS ...

'Nothing is safe anymore. The more layers of protection we can have, the better I sleep,’ Randy Jorgensen, managing member of South Jordan, Utah-based RJNetworks, tells CRN. Microsoft will take a ...

Partnering closely with Microsoft on the development and validation of External MFA has allowed us to deliver a truly modern authentication experience. ” — Heath Spencer – CEO, TraitWare RENO, NV, ...

BYOD policies just got more secure with Entra passkeys for Windows Hello Windows devices will more resistant to phishing and credential stuffing Microsoft Authenticator is scanning for rooted and ...

Microsoft is rolling out Entra ID passkey authentication to Windows devices, including unmanaged personal and shared PCs, starting late April 2026 with full availability expected by mid-June. The ...

Microsoft and HID have partnered to simplify multi-factor authentication (MFA) for enterprise employees by using HID physical access cards. Microsoft and HID, a leading identity solutions company, ...