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Microsoft Entra ID vs Azure AD – What’s the Difference?

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...

Last Update: Sep 20, 2024

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How to Download and Set Up Microsoft Entra Connect

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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…

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Microsoft Launches CloudKnox Permissions Management in Public Preview

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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…

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Microsoft Simplifies Identity Management with Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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…

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Active Directory Security – 5 Steps to Secure AD

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this guide about Active Directory security, we’re going to detail five steps that IT admins need to follow to secure Active Directory environments in an organization. There are many best practices you’ll need to be familiar with to ensure Active Directory security, including restricting the use of privileged accounts, monitoring Windows Event Log for…

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Azure Active Directory Adds New Cross-Tenant Access Settings in Public Preview

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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…

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Microsoft Issues Warning About Multi-Phase Phishing Attacks Targeted At Azure AD

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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…

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Microsoft Patches Azure Active Directory Private Key Data Vulnerability

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft recently made changes to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to mitigate an issue where private key data stored in an Azure AD application or service principal could be read in clear text. Some Azure services were incorrectly storing private key data in Azure AD in the keyCredentials property when creating applications for customers. Microsoft…

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Semperis Hybrid Identity Protection Conference 2021

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

The Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference is the premier educational forum for IT pros tasked with managing identity and securing hybrid cloud environments. As the global health pandemic and move to digitalization change the way enterprises work, the HIP Conference helps IT pros to learn and implement technology that mitigates new business risks. The conference…

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How to Manage Access Reviews within Microsoft 365

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

  In this article, I’m going to show you how to audit security in Microsoft 365 with Access Reviews in Azure Active Directory (AAD). I’ll show you how to set up and run Access Reviews from the Azure management portal and using the Microsoft Graph and PowerShell. Azure Active Directory enables core collaboration with users…

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