Alex Simons | Author at Microsoft 365 Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog Microsoft 365 brings together Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security. It delivers a complete, intelligent, and secure solution to empower people. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:29:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/cropped-microsoft-favicon-new-32x32.png Alex Simons | Author at Microsoft 365 Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog 32 32 Secure password-less sign-in for your Microsoft account using a security key or Windows Hello http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/11/20/sign-in-to-your-microsoft-account-without-a-password-using-windows-hello-or-a-security-key/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:00:25 +0000 We just turned on the ability to securely sign in with your Microsoft account using a standards-based FIDO2 compatible device—no username or password required!

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]]> Microsoft named a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Access Management http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/10/16/microsoft-named-a-2018-gartner-peer-insights-customers-choice-for-access-management/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:00:02 +0000 Microsoft was recognized as a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Access Management, Worldwide—which is a strong validation that that our customers value the innovations we added to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) this year.

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]]> Microsoft Authenticator companion app for Apple Watch now in public preview http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/08/27/microsoft-authenticator-companion-app-for-apple-watch-now-in-public-preview/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:00:48 +0000 Announcing the Microsoft Authenticator app for Apple Watch! Now you’ll be able to approve notifications on your Watch without having to get your phone.

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]]> It’s time for token binding http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/08/21/its-time-for-token-binding/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:00:59 +0000 The last few months have been some very exciting times in the world of identity and security standards. Due to the efforts of a broad set of experts across the industry, we've made incredible progress in finalizing a broad set of new and improved standards that will improve both the security and user experiences of a generation of cloud services and devices.

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]]> Vision + Execution: Microsoft named a leader again in Gartner MQ for Access Management http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/06/25/vision-execution-microsoft-named-a-leader-again-in-gartner-mq-for-access-management/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:00:11 +0000 For the second year in a row, Gartner has positioned Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant in the 2018 Magic Quadrant for Access Management.

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]]> Introducing Microsoft account age-related features for GDPR http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/05/08/announcing-microsoft-account-age-related-features/ Tue, 08 May 2018 16:00:18 +0000 Today, I’m pleased to announce the rollout of recently redesigned and improved parental consent capabilities to our Microsoft account users in the European Union.

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]]> Azure AD B2B collaboration for hybrid organizations http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/04/26/azure-ad-b2b-collaboration-for-hybrid-organizations/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:00:18 +0000 Since we launched Azure AD B2B capabilities a year ago, more than 800,000 organizations have used Azure AD B2B to collaborate with their partners, adding 8 million guest user accounts.

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]]> Password-less sign-in to Windows 10 and Azure AD using FIDO2 is coming soon (plus other cool news)! http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/04/17/password-less-sign-in-to-windows-10-azure-ad-using-fido2-is-coming-soon-plus-other-cool-news/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:00:37 +0000 I want to tell you about some exciting new features we've been working on that I think you'll be pretty excited about.

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]]> Big news in our drive to eliminate passwords: FIDO2 / WebAuthn reaches candidate recommendation status! http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/04/12/big-news-in-our-drive-to-eliminate-passwords-fido2-webauthn-reaches-candidate-recommendation-status/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:58:43 +0000 We've made great progress with Windows Hello and our mobile Authenticator app that's available on iOS and Android.

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]]> The Intune Managed Browser now supports Azure AD SSO and Conditional Access! http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/03/15/the-intune-managed-browser-now-supports-azure-ad-sso-and-conditional-access/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:00:10 +0000 If you follow the blog, you know that Azure AD Conditional Access (CA) lets you easily secure access to Office 365 and all the other apps you use with Azure AD.

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