Preventing 99.9% of Attacks – MFA with Azure AD and Duo

Acme Corporation, having an existing subscription to Microsoft 365, already benefits from access to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). Azure AD is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution. As the fundamental identity platform supporting Microsoft 365, Azure AD is engineered to administer user identities, authenticate users effectively, and provide access to applications and resources per designated permissions and policies.

This chapter will explore how Acme Corporation can use a premium version of Azure AD to streamline and enhance its workforce’s user management and security processes, including Acme’s employees, contractors, and partners. These benefits include centralized user and group management, secure authentication, single sign-on (SSO) capabilities, and the ability to enforce advanced security measures such as conditional access (CA) and multifactor authentication...