Microsoft Teams’ Guest Access: The Trojan Horse of Cybersecurity?
Microsoft Teams’ B2B Guest Access might as well come with a welcome mat for cyber threats. The standard setup lets attackers bypass Microsoft Defender protections, turning collaboration features into a perfect trap. Quick tip: If your boss sends you a guest invite, maybe just text back, “Sorry, I’m staying home.”
Hot Take:
Microsoft Teams: the digital water cooler where you can catch up on office gossip, share cat memes, and—surprise!—have your security features stripped away like a bad magic trick. That’s right, folks, come for the productivity, stay for the unexpected vulnerability. It’s like inviting a vampire into your home; once you accept that guest invite, it’s open season on your defenses!
Key Points:
- Ontinue’s research reveals a major security gap in Microsoft Teams’ B2B Guest Access.
- Accepting a guest invite means losing your home security features, making you vulnerable.
- Attackers can easily exploit this flaw using basic Microsoft 365 accounts.
- Microsoft rolled out a feature that simplifies guest access, increasing risk exposure.
- Experts urge immediate reconfiguration of guest access settings to limit exposure.
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