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Active Directory defenses must combine identity fundamentals, telemetry, and rapid response as attackers reach the environment’s first breach attempt within a median of 11 hours.
Protecting sign-ins
- Phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication – passkeys or security keys – for administrators first.
- Block the old sign-in methods that skip MFA, and review who can grant apps access to your data.
- Alert on impossible travel, newly added MFA methods and unusual consent grants.
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