Not business cyber security but important…

Microsoft has announced that of 16 September 2024, basic authentication (using an email address + password) will no longer be an option for personal Microsoft accounts, i.e. Outlook.com, Hotmail.co.uk and Live.com. Microsoft: New Outlook security changes coming to personal accounts (bleepingcomputer.com) To access these accounts users will need to set …

Credentials are King

Threat actors are always looking for good sources of valid (stolen) email and password combinations – and there are many hundreds of millions available to them. 361 million stolen accounts leaked on Telegram added to HIBP (bleepingcomputer.com) Once they have these credentials, the threat actors will be trying them out …