It's been a rough week for Microsoft users who have first- and third-party apps that rely on Azure Active Directory for authentication. Microsoft has published a root-cause analysis of its issues.

Microsoft is extending Azure Active Directory with two new authentication services for developers writing apps and services. AD B2C and AD B2B are in public preview now.

Secureworks researchers found what they say is a serious vulnerability in an Azure Active Directory authentication method, but Microsoft says it should not pose a serious risk to users.

Microsoft announces a passwordless authentication solution for Azure AD on iOS and Android to help fight phishing attacks.

Microsoft is looking to better protect hybrid workers connecting to its Azure Active Directory (AD) service via iOS or Android endpoints from phishing and password -stealing attacks.

Hybrid cloud identity and access management services add complexity and opportunity for attackers to network authentication processes, as recently demonstrated for Azure AD.