You're reading from Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration Plan and implement security and compliance strategies for Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804611920

Length 630 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Peter Rising

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Implementing and Managing Identity and Access

2. Chapter 1: Planning for Hybrid Identity FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Authentication and Security

4. Chapter 3: Implementing Conditional Access Policies

5. Chapter 4: Managing Roles and Identity Governance

6. Chapter 5: Azure AD Identity Protection

7. Part 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection

8. Chapter 6: Configuring a Microsoft Defender for Identity Solution

9. Chapter 7: Configuring Device Threat Protection with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intune

10. Chapter 8: Configuring Microsoft Defender for Office 365

11. Chapter 9: Using Microsoft Sentinel to Monitor Microsoft 365 Security

12. Chapter 10: Configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

13. Part 3: Implementing and Managing Information Protection

14. Chapter 11: Managing Sensitive Information

15. Chapter 12: Managing Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

16. Chapter 13: Managing Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management

17. Part 4: Managing Compliance Features in Microsoft 365

18. Chapter 14: Monitoring and Analyzing Audit Logs and Reports in Microsoft Purview

19. Chapter 15: Planning For, Conducting, and Managing eDiscovery Cases

20. Chapter 16: Managing Regulatory and Privacy Requirements

21. Chapter 17: Managing Insider Risk Solutions in Microsoft 365

22. Answers

23. Index

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Planning and implementing device authentication methods

With Azure AD MFA deployed in your environment, you need to consider the available authentication methods. There are many options available and they are all listed briefly in this section. Links to more detailed information and instructions on each of these methods are included in the Further reading section at the end of this chapter.

In Azure AD, a password is still typically the primary means of authentication. However, passwordless authentication methods are available and include Windows Hello, FIDO security keys, and the Microsoft Authenticator app (all of which are described briefly in Chapter 1, Planning for Hybrid Identity). These methods provide the most secure sign-in experience for users in Microsoft 365, and Microsoft recommends replacing passwords with a passwordless method where practical and possible.

The following table presents the different authentication methods available in Azure AD and the level of security...