Azure AD Connect is a free tool from Microsoft that's used for synchronizing objects between on-premises Windows Server Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory. Microsoft announced in August the availability of Azure AD Connect V2.0. And in this article, I'm going to discuss the major changes in this new release. Here are the major… Read More
by Ru Campbell
On-premises Active Directory domain-joined PCs have typically been managed with tools such as Group Policy. At larger scales, you may have Configuration Manager or third-party tools. The availability of Intune (part of Endpoint Manager) in Microsoft 365 subscriptions such as Business Premium and E3 has opened up an alternative. The benefit many are seeing over… Read More
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Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference, which ran March 2nd – 4th 2021, that passwordless authentication is now generally available. Microsoft has been pushing passwordless over the past couple of years as a more secure way to provide access than passwords and multifactor authentication. Now that passwordless authentication is generally available, organizations can roll out… Read More
At Microsoft's Ignite conference this week, there was a series of announcements for new Azure Active Directory features either entering general availability or released in public preview. AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) The Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) app gallery now includes AWS Single Sign-On (SSO). AWS SSO is a cloud service that is designed to… Read More
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an open standard that facilitates user logon to on-premises and cloud services.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a PowerShell-based tool to help organizations detect compromised accounts and applications in Microsoft Azure and 365.
by Brad Sams
Microsoft has updated 10 role names in Azure AD and if your script is broken, this is likely why.
Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys both provide passwordless authentication. But which is best depends on your organization's existing infrastructure and user needs.
Faster synchronization, on-demand user provisioning, and attribute mapping come to Azure AD Connect and cloud provisioning.
Reducing the time that security tokens remain valid negatively affects the end-user experience. CAE is designed to address the problem.
by Tony Redmond
Photos Enhance the Tenant Directory In the past I have written about the desirability of assigning photos to guest users and how to use PowerShell to assign a default photo to guest users. Nice as it is to have photos for guest users, it’s even more important to have photos for tenant user accounts, especially… Read More
New machine-learning backed password spray attack detection spots twice the number of compromised accounts.
Microsoft's Zero Trust Deployment Center helps organizations reach zero trust maturity.
Microsoft Graph Conditional Access support and insights make it easier to secure users at scale.
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Improve security by setting up passwordless sign-in for Microsoft 365 users.
Attacks on Active Directory are at an all-time high. Companies that are not taking heed are being punished, both monetarily and with loss of production.
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