Microsoft Requires MFA Setup for All 365 Users by February Deadline to Retain Admin Access

Microsoft has revealed that users of its Microsoft 365 platform need to turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA) before February 9, after which they will lose the ability to enter the admin center without it.

According to a Microsoft declaration cited by BleepingComputer, 'Adding MFA to the Microsoft 365 admin center greatly lowers the chances of account breaches, blocks illicit entries, and secures confidential information.'

Policies mandating MFA have previously rolled out for Azure and Entra, as part of a broader push to enforce the feature across Microsoft's entire portfolio of services going forward.

This report first ran in our affiliated outlet PC för Alla, with adaptations and translation from its original Swedish edition.

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