How to Secure Your Outlook Web App Connection and Data

Outlook Web App simplifies the organization's work and increases employee productivity by providing users with a fast intuitive email and calendar experience with modern mobile apps with the best support features of Microsoft 365. In today's corporate structure nothing is free from technical glitches and high-security concerns from hackers. Thereby, to reduce the risk and make Outlook Web App more secure. We have come up with a blog that reads the best options to makes your outlook web app connection and data more secure and effective to use.

 

●     Set strong password

As the password is the key to unlock all the security systems of your account. It is always advised to keep a strong password so that it would become difficult for hackers to guess and root in your account easily. Generally, the most unexpected possible combination is the best option to choose as a password.

Once a strong password is generated then you can also add the Lockout mechanism to make the outlook web application more secure. This attempt will give users only five attempts to login into a particular account. It is very important to keep the security of your data and apply more advanced features to get rid of negative consequences.

 

●      Ensure 2 Factor Authentication

Two-factor authentication is an added protective layer in the cybersecurity industry. The first step includes normal input of username and password. The extra security layer is employed in the second step which can include one of these options

1.     An item you Own

2FA will ask to perform a certain identification process to verify the person’s identity on our mobile phone or computer.

2.     Secret Bit of Knowledge

This step can require certain PIN or answers to specific questions which you have entered during registration.

3.     Something only you know

This step asks for voice, fingerprint, or eye scan verification.

 

Applying two-factor authentication adds a hard to break the second layer for security. It prevents the hacker to control others’ accounts easily. This will make the account more secure by asking for advanced-level verification.

 

●      Attempt using Geo-Blocking

Uses of geographical location blockers or manual blocking users will surely increase the security of the application. As it is usually observed that hackers break into the web application from different geographical locations.

Under method first, it only allows verified users who are in a corporate virtual private network to access the outlook web app.

And the second method gives the access to allow only the users-based company in the normal operating zone. The user must keep in mind that it doesn't affect the experience of the organizations.

 

●      Use CAPTCHA

CAPTCHA is a commonly used automated login attempt to secure most web applications nowadays. You have commonly encountered the security tactic in which you need to pick to ensure that you are not a robot in the form of a checkbox. CAPTCHA is an additional login process that can sometimes irritate users. If in case the user seems to be unhappy in solving dynamic CAPTCHA then you can set a limit to suit your preferences