Azure Active Directory

For any modern enterprise that uses Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID) to manage user and service access to cloud resources, it’s hard to escape the term Zero Trust (ZT), which implies that your organization must have a layered approach to security. In this article, you’ll learn about five Microsoft Zero Trust tactics for…

Key takeaways: Microsoft has announced API-driven provisioning support for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). This new release allows businesses to seamlessly integrate their authoritative system of record with Azure AD provisioning, encompassing everything from HR and payroll apps to SQL tables and spreadsheets. The API-driven provisioning feature is designed to help organizations ensure…

Key Takeaways: Microsoft has released a new update that enables IT admins to designate sponsors for Entra ID guest accounts. The feature launched in public preview in July, allowing organizations to appoint individuals or groups as sponsors for their guest accounts (via Office 365 for IT Pros). A sponsor is a “responsible individual” who tracks…

Key Takeaways: Microsoft Defender for Identity has added a cutting-edge addition to its toolkit – a new sensor now deployable on Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) servers. The sensor augments the existing capabilities, significantly enhancing the detection mechanisms for identifying questionable certificates within enterprise environments. Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is a Windows…

Microsoft has released a public preview of a new continuous access evaluation (CAE) setting for the Entra ID Conditional Access service. The new feature enables IT admins to strictly enforce location policies for network access in enterprise environments. Continuous Access Evaluation is a mechanism that offers real-time evaluation of Conditional Access policies for certain apps….

Microsoft has announced the general availability of improved company branding functionality for enterprise customers. The new feature launched in preview last year, allowing organizations to customize the sign-in experiences of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and Microsoft 365 apps. “With enhanced company branding, you’ll be able to create a custom look and feel for the…

Last week, Microsoft confirmed that Chinese hackers gained unauthorized access to email accounts of U.S. government agencies and other sensitive organizations. On Friday, the company detailed a blog post to explain the cause of the security breach that compromised Exchange Online email services. According to Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team, the Storm-0558 hacking group abused three…

Microsoft has announced that it will soon rebrand Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as Entra ID. The name change will be a gradual process, and it’s expected to be rolled out to all Microsoft products and experiences in the second half of 2023. The Microsoft Entra product family first made its debut back in May…

Microsoft has announced a slew of updates for its Microsoft Entra product family. The company detailed two new security offerings, Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access, to protect organizations against cyberattacks. “In the last twelve months, we saw an average of more than 4,000 password attacks per second, an almost threefold increase…