How to Enable Passwordless Authentication with Azure AD
Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference, which ran March 2nd – 4th 2021, that passwordless authentication is now..
Microsoft Enhances Azure Active Directory With Several New Features
At Microsoft's Ignite conference this week, there was a series of announcements for new Azure Active Directory features..
Running an Azure AD Access Review for Every Guest in Every Group
When I wrote about Azure AD Access Reviews for Office 365 Groups (now Microsoft 365 Groups) in November..
Microsoft 365 Passwordless Sign-In: Windows Hello vs. FIDO2 Security Keys
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), the cloud-based identity management service that Microsoft 365 and other cloud-native apps rely..
MJFChat: Why Identity Should Be Core to Your Security Strategy
We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to..
Azure AD Connect Gets Better Performance and Cloud Provisioning Attribute Mapping in Preview
Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s tool for synchronizing on-premises Windows Server Active Directory (AD) objects, like groups and..
Understanding and Exploring Continuous Access Evaluation for Azure Active Directory
Microsoft announced last month the availability of Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users..
Azure AD Premium Licenses Needed to Manage SharePoint Sites with Sensitivity Labels
Very Useful Sensitivity Labels Microsoft has steadily been building out the ability of sensitivity labels to manage different..
Microsoft Releases Machine-Learning Backed Password Spray Attack Detection
Password spray attacks are a popular means of trying to gain access to user accounts and they make..
No Question That MFA Should be Used, But Is It Time to Dump SMS?
SMS and Voice MFA Methods in Microsoft’s Crosshairs On November 10 Alex Weinert, the Director of Identity Security..
Working with Azure AD Administrative Units
Logical Division of Azure Active Directory Management Since its launch in 1999, Active Directory has used Organizational Units..
Using Microsoft Graph API To Help Admins Quickly Deploy Policies at Scale
At this week's Ignite conference, Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Graph API support for Azure Active..
How to Set Up Passwordless Sign-in Using the Microsoft Authenticator App for Microsoft 365
As the identity management platform used by Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory (AD) is used to control and..
Restricting Guest User Access in Azure Active Directory
Clamping Down on Guests After several years’ usage, most Office 365 tenants are accustomed to guest users and..
MJFChat: Navigating Azure: IaaS, PaaS, FaaS and more
We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our..
