Security in the Microsoft world has never been an on/off switch. Looking back at Windows and especially Active Directory there have always been multiple steps that had to be considered. With the cloud and Azure AD, some companies used the possibility not to start with the same mistakes that were made in the past. Unfortunately,…
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Going passwordless with Azure Active Directory – part 2
The passwordless story is not over. A while back, I summarized the possibilites we have to reduce the usage of passwords with Azure AD. You can find this post here: https://chrisonsecurity.net/2019/07/28/going-passwordless-with-azure-active-directory/ This topic will become more and more important in the future, so I decided to to a follow up to cover some additional things….
From the field: forced password reset in Azure AD Identity Protection
Azure AD Identity Protection is one of the most sophisticated features in Azure Active Directory (Premium P2). Based on Microsoft’s Intelligent Security Graph it detects users and sign-ins at risk and responds at a level you select. If you have the required licenses it should be part of every cloud security baseline. It features different…
Going passwordless with Azure Active Directory
Passwords are not ideal A world without passwords! Passwordless – seems to be the dream for anyone that has to manage a number of accounts. Who even likes passwords? Well, I know who doesn’t: IT admins don’t like passwords Why passwords are a major pain point for many organizations: reused credentials across multiple services increase…