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Multi-Factor authentication (MFA) is the most recommended way to secure your Microsoft 365 tenant. Special note is that if email is already configured on device, you can wait for MFA to kick in, but we recommend removing the account and add it as soon as MFA has been configured.This is the complete guide to Microsoft Office 365 MFA. Outlook for mobile devices (iOS & Android) is fully compatible with modern authentication and you should be able to follow the on-screen prompts to add the account.

Follow on-screen prompts to authenticate your account with MFA.

Click on “+” to add account -> type in email address -> click “Continue” button.

Click on “Account” -> Select Office 365 account -> click on “-“ to delete account.

After Outlook is open, click on “Outlook” in the menu bar -> select “Preferences”.

Windows Security pop up for Outlook Outlook for Mac

Usually 60 days (2 months) provides the best end-user experience.

Select “ Allow users to remember multi-function authentication on devices they trust”.

Verification code from mobile app or hardware token.Select “ Allow users to crate app passwords to sign in to non-browser apps”.Click on tab at top called “ Service Settings”.Click on “ More” button -> “ Multifactor Authentication Setup”.Below we will go through the steps of configuring MFA on your Office 365 tenant, enabling MFA on desired accounts, and then reviewing how some applications interact with MFA. Not only is MFA the next step in securing an Office 365 account, but it is becoming more common among cloud services to have this enabled by default (banking websites for example). Nearly all these attempts to access an Office 365 account can be thwarted by enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA). The scammers are obtaining these credentials by purchasing them on the dark web or from previously successful phishing or spear phishing email campaigns (example snapshot below). Forcing the use of multi-factor authentication can improve security even for the users that keep using the same password over and over again.

While using a password manager, such as LastPass or OnePass, is the best approach, some users find this complex. Especially in the legal profession, hackers getting access to your sensitive and privileged data could result in serious liability for your company. Most people think of this attack as hacking, but this couldn’t be further from the truth often access is gained by providing the actual credentials to the mailbox. As mentioned in our previous blog post ( LINK), scammers are actively trying to gain access to end-user mailboxes for their own malicious activities.

Multi-factor authentication is a necessity these days.