App secrets are used to authenticate registered apps with Entra ID. App secrets (or passwords) are convenient and easy to use, but they're relatively insecure. The default app management policy for the tenant can block app secrets while custom app management policies can allow selective apps to use app secrets for testing or other well-defined purposes. All explained here.
In the second part of this series on Controlling Access to Microsoft 365 Entra ID Apps, Ingo dives into the process of creating custom Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to Improve Security in your tenant.
Steve Goodman and Paul Robichaux dissect the latest Microsoft news, focusing on the sting of rising on-premises licensing costs. The team also explores Copilot Studio and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Plus, Steve Goodman and Bastiaan Verdonk interview Microsoft's Janice Ricketts, to unravel the complexities of Global Secure Access (GSA) and Zero Trust security.
With AiTM phishing attacks on the rise, it is important to have procedures in place to combat future attacks. In this article, we explore three different ways to protect against token theft using Conditional Access.
Steve and Paul cut through the noise of a million Message Center notifications to bring you the need-to-know on Exchange Online's new sending limits. Plus, security expert Louis Mastelinck schools us on practical Conditional Access – because let's face it, most deployments are a mess.
In the first installment of this new series on Entra ID Access Control, we explore the fundamentals of granting permissions to Entra ID user accounts and applications for task automation.
Often tenants create user sign-in reports based on the sign-in data held in user account properties. This article explains how to supplement that information with insights about the apps users sign into using sign-in audit logs. The combined information is more valuable than simply knowing when someone last successfully signed in.
Moving Group-Based Licensing to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center can create some challenges. Luckily there is a way to avoid this. In this blog, we explain how to execute Group-Based License swaps with the help of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.
In this episode of Practical Endpoint, we explain two approaches to restricting Admin rights to corporate devices using Intune and Autopilot.
This article outlines how to get started with PIM, how to audit its use, and what workarounds could be circumventing your security controls.
Microsoft reported yet another nation-state attack, code-named Peach Sandstorm. In this blog, we discuss the threat actor and provide steps to defend against similar attacks.
Microsoft recently stopped supporting Microsoft Entra Connect and introduced its successor, Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync. This blog reviews how to set up and configure Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, with helpful tips along the way.
