Topics

• Understand defense guidance from Microsoft in different categories.

• Get in-depth knowledge of Conditional Access Polices, Privileged Identity Management, Azure AD Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its features like Just-in-time access, Adaptive Network Hardening, Adaptive Application Control and File Integrity Monitoring

• Understand Continuous Access Evaluation and its impact on access token replay.

• Know about various ways of enforcing MFA in Azure AD.

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Enforcing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Azure AD

Enforcing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Azure AD enhances security by requiring two or more verification methods to access Azure resources, preventing unauthorized access. Various methods to enforce MFA include:

• Conditional Access Policies: Define policies in Azure AD that require MFA under certain conditions, such as access from untrusted locations or for specific applications.

• Security Defaults: Enable Security Defaults in Azure AD to automatically apply pre-configured security settings, including MFA requirements for all users.

• Azure AD Identity Protection: Utilize the risk-based conditional access features of Azure AD Identity Protection to enforce MFA based on detected risks, such as sign-ins from unfamiliar locations or devices.

• User Registration Policy: Configure the user registration policy to mandate users to set up MFA at their next login, ensuring all users have MFA enabled.

Implementing any of these methods will significantly improve the security posture of your Azure environment by adding an additional layer of security beyond just passwords.