Azure Active Directory Archives

How Quickly do Threats leak from a Compromised AD into the Cloud?

Post author:By Thijs Lecomte

As organizations move to the cloud, on-premises environments (and their security) are put in the background as the focus shifts to the cloud. Nevertheless, most organizations I know are in a hybrid scenario where the on-premises environment holds the master data and synchronizes everything into Azure Active Directory. This blog explores how an on-premises environment is connected to the cloud and how an attacker might move from on-premises to the cloud laterally.

Active Directory

March 13, 2023

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Practical Protection: Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hybrid

Post author:By Paul Robichaux

Hybrid work is really a mixed blessing—while it offers a lot of fantastic benefits for people who are able to take advantage of it, it can introduce some new and unpleasant security issues that you need to be prepared to deal with. This article dives into these new risks and how you can avoid them.

Azure Active Directory

February 23, 2023

Making the Case for Identity Governance in Azure Active Directory

Post author:By Thijs Lecomte

Identity Governance within Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2 can help administrators bring balance to identity controls and streamline sign-in. In this article, I describe what's in Identity Governance and how those features can assist with identity management.

Azure Active Directory

May 12, 2022

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Azure Active Directory Premium – Where to Start

Post author:By Brian Desmond

For many organizations it is not possible to implement and manage Office 365 to the level of security necessary without Azure AD Premium. It is also not possible to effectively deploy and consume the capabilities of Azure AD Premium all at once. Recommending a phased deployment approach, Brian Desmond walks you through implementation of the four most important features you should start with.

Active Directory

March 18, 2021

Secure access to Office 365 with Active Directory Federation Service 2019

Post author:By Dominik Hoefling

MVP Dominik Hoelfing provides guidance on how to secure your Office 365 environment with Active Directory Federation Service.

Azure Active Directory

December 6, 2018

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New Azure Certifications announced at Ignite 2018

Post author:By Chris Rhodes

A summary of the new Azure Certifications announcements at Microsoft Ignite by Chris Rhodes. He goes into detail about Azure Administrator, Azure Developer and Azure Solutions Architect.

Azure Active Directory

October 22, 2018

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License Admin Role and Other Improvements in Azure AD Administration

Post author:By Vasil Michev

Microsoft recently updated Azure AD to move toward RBAC (Role Based Access Control) functionality. Find out what this means, particularly regarding License Admin roles.

Active Directory

September 25, 2018

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Multi-factor Authentication by Default for Administrators in Azure AD and Office 365

Post author:By Paul Cunningham

How the Azure Active Directory baseline security policy enforces multi-factor authentication for privileged administrator accounts in Office 365 and Azure AD.

Microsoft 365

June 29, 2018

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Configuring Terms of Use for User Logins to Office 365 and Azure Active Directory

Post author:By Paul Cunningham

How to use Azure Active Directory conditional access to present terms of use policies to Office 365 and Azure AD users when logging in to their apps and services.

Active Directory

May 18, 2018

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Securing Administrator Access with Privileged Identity Management for Azure Active Directory

Post author:By Nathan O'Bryan

How to use Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to provide "just in time" administrative access to Office 365 and Azure AD features.