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We Finally Got Everyone Using MFA. Now It’s Changing

October 2, 2026 by Edward Silha

A clean cartoon showing the evolution of Microsoft authentication from password, to password plus SMS code, to a passkey using Windows Hello with fingerprint, face, or PIN authentication.For years, the security advice was simple: turn on multifactor authentication.

IT people repeated it endlessly. Microsoft pushed it. Insurance companies started requiring it. Cybersecurity audits looked for it. Eventually, most businesses got the message.

Users learned the routine. Enter the password. Wait for the text message. Type in the 6-digit code. Get back to work.

Now Microsoft is changing all of that. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Cybersecurity Tagged With: credential theft, cybersecurity, FIDO2, identity security, MFA, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 security, Microsoft Authenticator, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Entra ID, Multifactor Authentication, passkeys, passwordless authentication, phishing, phishing-resistant MFA, QR code phishing, small business security, SMS Authentication, voice authentication, Windows Hello

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