Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its Release Notes for Azure Active Directory, Microsoft communicated the following new and changed functionality for Azure Active Directory for August 2018: What’s New Converged security info management for SSPR and … Continue reading "What’s New in Azure Active Directory for August 2018"
Month: August 2018
I’m presenting an Active Directory 101 course with Netwrix
I know from my own experience – the importance of Active Directory and its security can never be overestimated. So, I’ve teamed up with Netwrix to bring you an easy yet extensive update for your knowledge of Active Directory management and security principles. Therefore, this September, I’m hosting three consecutive webinars on Active Directory Domain … Continue reading "I’m presenting an Active Directory 101 course with Netwrix"
Raymond and I are inspiring our fifth batch of High School students this year
One of the most rewarding community activities is to teach young people about technology. Just like the previous four years, Raymond and I have scheduled another ‘Inspire Me’ meeting with High School students of the Graafschap College in Doetinchem, the Netherlands. On Wednesday August 29th, straight from VMware VMworld, (Raymond is picking me up at … Continue reading "Raymond and I are inspiring our fifth batch of High School students this year"
A Vulnerability in AD FS allows for bypassing the MFA Security Feature (CVE-2018-8340, Important)
Last Tuesday, during Microsoft’s August 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an important security update for all supported Operating Systems to address a security feature bypass vulnerability that exists when Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) improperly handles multi-factor authentication requests. About the vulnerability Malicious actors often compromise passwords to initiate and expand security breaches. … Continue reading "A Vulnerability in AD FS allows for bypassing the MFA Security Feature (CVE-2018-8340, Important)"
Pictures of TechMentor Redmond 2018
Last week, I travelled to Microsoft Campus in Redmond to present at TechMentor. I was kindly invited by Sami Laiho and Dave Kawula, the two chairs of this event, for two identity-related sessions. On Wednesday August 8th, I stepped on a plane towards Seattle Tacoma Airport at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Delta gave me a good … Continue reading "Pictures of TechMentor Redmond 2018"
I’m speaking at VMware VMworld US 2018
I’m proud to announce that I have been invited by VMware to present at VMworld US 2018 in Las Vegas, where we’ll celebrate VMware’s 20th birthday with 20,000+ attendees. I have been asked to host a workshop on virtualizing Active Directory Domain Services with Deji Akomolafe, and present a 60-minute break-out session with Matt Liebowitz. … Continue reading "I’m speaking at VMware VMworld US 2018"
Azure’s Access Control Service is retiring in three months time
One of Azure’s oldest Identity-related services, Azure’s Access Control Service (ACS) will cease to exist soon. There are replacements. If your organization is still using ACS, you will need to migrate this functionality to Azure AD, Azure AD B2C, AD FS and/or 3rd party solutions. About the Access Control Service The Microsoft Azure … Continue reading "Azure’s Access Control Service is retiring in three months time"
Veeam Backup for Office 365 version 2 expands on earlier Cloud Protections
Back in May 2017, we wrote about Veeam Backup for Office 365 as you organization’s contingency plan for Exchange Online. Last month, Veeam released version 2 of its Backup for Office 365 product with new features and scope for Office 365 contingency planning. Version 2 expands on the functionality of previous versions of Veeam Backup … Continue reading "Veeam Backup for Office 365 version 2 expands on earlier Cloud Protections"
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server 8.0.1.1 was released
Roughly four months ago, we saw the release of a new major version of Microsoft’s Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Server, version 8.0.0.3. Last week, Microsoft released a minor version, dubbed version 8.0.1.1 that addresses a couple of issues you might experience with version 8.0.0.3. What’s New Incompatibility with Japanese Windows installations The team fixed … Continue reading "Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server 8.0.1.1 was released"