Exam Ref MS-100 Microsoft 365 Identity and Services, 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

Manage access and authentication

As services move to the cloud, identity becomes more and more important as a security control plane. So, when managing your company’s security posture, rather than worrying about firewall configuration or which services are running on a server, you should be increasingly concerned about your organization’s security practices regarding identities. This includes the following:

• ■   Ensuring that Microsoft 365 credentials are being used in a secure manner

• ■   Detecting and remediating risky sign-in activity

• ■   Configuring multifactor authentication where appropriate

• ■   Establishing relationships with partner organizations’ identity providers where appropriate

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