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Ready to get started? Setting up additional security for most online services requires minimal technical skills. If you can use your smartphone's camera, type a six-digit number, and tap OK in a dialog box, you have all the skills required. The most difficult part of the job is finding the page that has the relevant settings.Here's everything you need to know on how to enable 2FA to step up your security.  If you're using SMS messages, all you need to do is associate a mobile phone number with your account. (You can…

With online security becoming the need of the hour, tech giant Microsoft is set to accelerate the adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for its 365 cloud productivity platform by incorporating MFA capabilities into the Outlook email client. According to a new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry, users will be able to complete MFA requests for its 365 apps directly in the Outlook app with the help of a new feature called Authenticator Lite, reports BleepingComputer. Users can use Authenticator Lite to add an extra layer…

Outlook’s latest desktop client will be very much similar to the web version of the platform. Representative ImageMicrosoft will soon accelerate the adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for its 365 cloud productivity platform by incorporating MFA capabilities into the Outlook email client.According to a new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry, users will be able to complete MFA requests for its 365 apps directly in the Outlook app with the help of a new feature called Authenticator Lite, reports BleepingComputer.Users…

Every business places the highest priority on user profile security. As a security mechanism, multi-factor authentication (MFA) asks users to sign in using multiple forms of identification. As concerns about data security have increased, it has become a more widely used method for preventing unwanted access. This kind of verification is frequently combined with additional techniques, including having users enter a pin code sent to their mobile devices. Recently, artificial intelligence has grown into a method of putting…

Microsoft has outlined several mitigations to protect against attacks on multi-factor authentication that will unfortunately make life more difficult for your remote workers. Three years ago, attacks on multi-factor authentication (MFA) were so rare that Microsoft didn't have decent statistics on them, largely because few organisations had enabled MFA.   But with MFA use rising as attacks on passwords become more common, Microsoft has seen an increase in attackers using token theft in their attempts to sidestep MFA. In…

Image: Getty/LaylaBirdThere has been a big rise in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks – and most victims work at organisations which weren't using multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts.BEC attacks are one of the most lucrative forms of cyber crime: according to the FBI, the combined total lost is over $43 billion and counting, with attacks reported in at least 177 countries.These attacks are relatively simple for cyber criminals to carry out – all they need is access to an email account and…

Image: GettyA phishing and business email compromise (BEC) campaign that attempts to steal millions of dollars from victims is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts with attacks that can bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Applying multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the best things that can be done to help secure user accounts from being compromised – but as with any other cybersecurity measure, malicious hackers are attempting to find ways to get around it. An example of this has been detailed by…

Image: Getty/MotortionCyber criminals are exploiting dormant Microsoft accounts to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain access to cloud services and networks, researchers have warned.The technique has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Mandiant, who says the exploit is being used in hacking campaigns by APT29 – also known as Cozy Bear – a hacking and espionage operation widely believed to be linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Other offensive cyber threat groups are thought…

Image: Getty/MoMo ProductionsIt's often said that the most important things you can do protect your accounts and wider network from hackers is to use multi-factor authentication (MFA). That's because one of the most common ways cyber criminals breach networks is by using phishing attacks to steal passwords or simply by guessing weak ones. Either way, so long as they are using a real password many systems will assume it's safe to give them access.MFA creates and additional barrier to attackers because it requires the…

Image: GettyA ransomware attack was prevented just because the intended victim was using multi-factor authentication (MFA) and the attackers decided it wasn't worth the effort to attempt to bypass it. It's often said that using MFA, also known as two-factor authentication (2FA), is one of the best things you can do to help protect your accounts and computer networks from cyberattacks because it creates an effective barrier – and now Europol has seen this in action while investigating ransomware gangs.  "We've done…