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Introduction to MFA, conditional access, and just-in-time access - Azure Tutorial
From the course: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press
Introduction to MFA, conditional access, and just-in-time access
- [Instructor] In today's environments, the toughen expand beyond an organization's network into the cloud. Controlling access while still enabling users to access their resources becomes more complicated. The first issue is actually with passwords. Phishing to grab users credentials or social engineering to guess security questions is a common tool for hackers, and have proven time and time again that they are often one of the weakest links within systems. Secondly, whereas we should always follow the least privileged rule, we should also extend this so that rather than only providing access to what you need, you should only provide access to what you need when you need it. In a habit environment, things become even more complex. If a user is on a corporate network, you already have physical boundaries in place. Therefore, we could arguably be slightly more relaxed versus a user who's coming over the internet. And of…