Jan. 23, 2024, 1:08 a.m. | /u/cybertipsguide

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What can we learn from the latest news that Russian-sponsored hackers stole corporate Microsoft emails by password-spraying a legacy non-production test tenant account? Unsure, other than articles are saying MFA wasn't enabled.

These best practices work and would have stopped the cyberattack at bullet one or two.

* Strong Password Policies: Ensure every account has a complicated, one-of-a-kind password. Encourage the usage of password managers and change passwords on a regular basis.
* Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) and enable it …

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