Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A hacked Microsoft account is usually fairly straightforward to fix, and there are measures you can take to keep your account safe ...

Microsoft Whiteboard is a popular tool for collaboration and jotting notes. Soon, some users will lose access to the app, but the exact cutoff date has shifted. This week, Microsoft sent a message ...

The first Thursday of May has now become World Password Day, perhaps not the most exciting annual event but one which more people should pay attention to. In recognition of the event Microsoft rolled ...

Microsoft quietly announced that it will stop sending SMS codes for authentication and account recovery on personal Microsoft accounts, replacing them with more secure options like passkeys, ...

An authenticator provides one-time passcodes as a second factor, which account holders can use to identify themselves. The codes are based on a secret key (seed), which generates a new code every 30 ...