Microsoft to Require Multi-Factor Authentication for Cloud Solution Providers

ronjor · Jun 28, 2019

It might be difficult to fathom how this isn’t already mandatory, but Microsoft Corp. says it will soon force all Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) that help companies manage their Office365 accounts to use multi-factor authentication. The move comes amid a noticeable uptick in phishing and malware attacks targeting CSP employees and contractors.
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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/06...-authentication-for-cloud-solution-providers/

guest · Jul 3, 2019

Microsoft Makes MFA Mandatory for Resellers
July 3, 2019
https://www.cbronline.com/news/microsoft-multi-factor-authentication

A Microsoft spokesperson told Computer Business Review that: “We are introducing new mandatory security requirements for the partners participating in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program, Control Panel Vendors, and Advisor partners.”
”This includes enforcing multi-factor authentication for all users in the partner tenants and adopting secure application model for their API integration with Microsoft.”
Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication Follows Others
Multi-factor authentication/two-factor authentication (2FA) are increasing being made mandatory by organisations as they try to counteract the prevalence of phishing attacks and automated bot networks orchestrating credential stuffing attacks.

The use of MFA is highly recommended by organisations including the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which notes: “The bad guys have got really good at compromising passwords and they have a lot of tools at their disposal.”
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Minimalist · Aug 27, 2019

Microsoft: Using multi-factor authentication blocks 99.9% of account hacks

Microsoft cloud services are seeing 300 million fraudulent sign-in attempts every day. MFA can help protect accounts against many types of account takeover attacks.
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/micro...-authentication-blocks-99-9-of-account-hacks/

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