Category Archives: Microsoft 365

Security: Setup your Microsoft 365 environment for passkeys

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On April 11, 2024, Microsoft has launched a public preview that allows the use of device-bound Passkeys for Microsoft 365 services / Microsoft Entra ID logins, which can be stored in the Microsoft Authenticator App. This development marks a significant step forward in the realm of secure authentication.

In this post, we’ll delve into Passkeys, understanding their benefits, prerequisites, and configuring them within Entra ID. Additionally, we’ll explore the user journey of generating and signing in with Passkeys.

  1. What are passkeys and how do they work?
  2. What are the advantages of passkeys over conventional passwords and other MFA methods?
  3. What are the prerequisites?
    1. General prerequisites
    2. Android
    3. iOS
  4. How do I configure Entra ID to support passkeys?
  5. What does the user experience look like?
    1. Setup your Passkey with Microsoft Authenticator over iOS / User Experience
    2. Sign-In with your created Passkey to Microsoft 365 over IOS / User Experience
  6. Conclusion
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Security: How to configure Advanced Microsoft Authenticator security features in the Microsoft Entra Admin Center and why it is important to implement them now

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It’s time to make Microsoft Authenticator more secure for your users. Since October 25, 2022, new Advanced Microsoft Authenticator security features are Generally Available. This blog article shows how to enable the new Advanced Microsoft Authenticator security features in Microsoft Entra admin center.

  1. Why is it important to implement these new Microsoft Authenticator security features and inform your users about them?
  2. Which security features are new available?
  3. How to configure Advanced Microsoft Authenticator security features
  4. With all the new security features enabled, how will the new user experience look like?
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Security: How to achieve a Microsoft Secure Score for Devices above 95% in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Microsoft Intune

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This blog article shows how to master the security recommendations of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) with Microsoft Intune and achieve a device secure score above 95%.

  1. Security recommendations analysis and how to start
  2. Security recommendations covered by security baselines
  3. Security recommendations overview not covered by security baselines
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Security: How to use Security Baselines and which policies can cause impact for your environment

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This blog article covers the implementation options of the different Microsoft Intune security baselines and gives an overview of policies that can impact your users.

  1. For what purpose are the security baselines?
  2. What security baselines are available?
  3. How should the security baselines be used? How do I start?
  4. Which policies should be considered and checked in particular, as they could affect the user experience in your company?
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