gerpix.blogg.se - Azure security defaults

You have the free tier Azure AD licensing which comes with your Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscription.

It’s literally a single on/off switch in the Azure portal.

You want an easy one-click method to implement the most common and recommended security settings in Office 365 or Microsoft 365.

Let’s review when to use Security Defaults and Azure AD Conditional Access to help you understand the differences. This is step in the right direction to help deter bad actors from stealing credentials, extracting data or even worse, stealing your money! But what if you have other conditional access requirements? What if you want to require compliant devices when accessing a specific application? What if you want to bypass MFA prompts when users are on a trusted network? Security Defaults enable the most common and recommended security settings such as requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users including users with administrative roles, disabling legacy authentication protocols such as POP, IMAP and older ActiveSync clients and requiring MFA when accessing the Azure portal.

Microsoft introduced Security Defaults in new Office 365 and Microsoft 365 tenants starting on October 22, 2019. Security is at the top of Microsoft’s radar as they continue improve the security posture of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 tenants.