If you've implemented multi-factor authentication, you should disable the default basic authentication to make sure attackers can't exploit it. Attackers will go after weaker credentials and passwords ...

For various protocols, Microsoft has already removed Basic Authentication in Exchange Online. The timeline for SMTP is being postponed. So far, Microsoft has disabled simple username-password login ...

Microsoft this week again appealed to organizations using Exchange Online to move away from using "Basic Authentication," reminding them that support for it will get dropped, starting on Oct. 1, 2022.

Microsoft has announced new cybersecurity enhancements for Outlook personal email accounts as part of its 'Secure Future Initiative,' including the deprecation of basic authentication (username + ...