Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, pressure has mounted in the tech industry to extend support for various products and services. One major announcement having to do with email using Exchange Online is that basic authentication will be phased out in late 2021 instead of its originally scheduled October 2020 date.
Although basic authentication is much less secure than other methods available, it is obvious IT departments around the world are dealing with much more important items (including yours truly) at this time and most likely welcome this news.
Check out the full post from Microsoft here for the full scoop!