New security features rolling out to Outlook.com and Microsoft accounts

Microsoft introduced two-step verification security for its range of accounts back in April, and the company is extending its functionality this week. Over the next couple of days Microsoft accounts will be updated to include recovery codes, security notification control, and a new recent history view. Like many other online accounts, recovery codes will act as a method to retrieve an account if a phone number or email address is no longer accessible using two-step verification. Microsoft’s two-step verification process requires two pieces of security information, like an email address and phone number, to send codes to, and the company is introducing additional ways to control how those are delivered.

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