Microsoft Entra ID

As an IT Pro in the Microsoft online landscape, you’ve certainly been seeing ‘Microsoft Entra ID‘ more often. What is this? Is there a difference between Entra ID vs Azure AD? It’s actually very simple. Read on to find out more! Entra ID vs Azure AD So, what is Microsoft Entra ID? Well, it’s very…

Microsoft Entra ID has released FIDO2 provisioning APIs in public preview, allowing administrators to pre-configure security keys for employees. This update aims to simplify the onboarding process and strengthen defenses against phishing attacks. Microsoft emphasizes the need for businesses to adopt phishing-resistant methods, such as passkeys and certificate-based authentication (CBA), to safeguard users from Adversary-in-the-Middle…

In this guide, I’ll provide information on where to download Microsoft Entra Connect (previously called Azure AD Connect) and walk you through the installation and configuration of it. Microsoft states that the most common topology is a single on-premises forest, with one or multiple domains, and a single Microsoft Entra ID tenant. My guide will…

Microsoft has published its monthly roundup of all the new features and capabilities added to the Microsoft 365 subscription service. This month, the Redmond giant has highlighted several improvements made to the Windows 365 Cloud PC service, Microsoft Teams, Yammer, more. Here is a look at everything you need to know.  Windows 365 Cloud PC…

Microsoft is launching today its new CloudKnox Permissions Management solution in public preview. The cloud infrastructure entitlements management (CIEM) platform provides Azure Active Directory (AAD) customers with a unified solution through which they have visibility over users, identities, and permissions, as well as workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The CloudKnox Permissions Management dashboard Microsoft…

Microsoft has announced some important updates for Azure Active Directory customers. The company says that the new Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication (Azure AD CBA) service is now available in public preview for all commercial and US Government cloud customers. Previously, Azure Active Directory customers had to implement a federated certificate-based authentication mechanism. However, some…

Microsoft has recently announced that Azure AD Join support is coming to its Windows 365 Cloud PC service this month. The new feature is currently available in public preview for Windows 365 Enterprise customers. Windows 365 is a subscription service that enables organizations to create and run Cloud PCs remotely. It’s is available in two…

Microsoft has announced the public preview of cross-tenant collaboration settings in its Azure Active Directory service. The new feature enables IT admins to manage how users can securely collaborate with external partners and in other Azure Active Directory organizations. The ability to configure cross-tenant access settings was one of the top requested features from Azure…

Microsoft has warned users about a new multi-phase campaign targeting enterprise customers. The Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team detailed its findings on its Security blog, which indicates that these phishing attacks mainly target organizations that haven’t enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA). As the name suggests, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an authentication technique that requires two…