If a single stolen password can unlock your entire Azure estate, you’re not just at risk, you’re practically inviting disaster. This isn’t theoretical; this is how breaches start, 99% of the time.
The fix? Multi-Factor Authentication for every single user in Azure AD/Entra ID. No exceptions, no excuses. Microsoft themselves confirm MFA blocks 99.9% of automated account compromise attempts. If you’re not enforcing this via Conditional Access, you’re leaving the front door wide open.
This isn’t a “nice to have,” it’s foundational security. Anyone telling you otherwise is dead wrong. Check your current Conditional Access policies with:
az rest –method get –url “https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/identity/conditionalAccess/policies”
Then get it configured. Now.
The fix
# Azure CLI — check Conditional Access policies
az rest --method get --url "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/identity/conditionalAccess/policies"
# Create via Portal:
# Entra ID → Security → Conditional Access → New Policy
# Target: All users | Conditions: All apps | Grant: Require MFA
Reference: CIS Azure Foundations Benchmark 1.1.1