What's New in Entra ID for September 2024

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID and in the Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for September 2024:   What's Planned … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID for September 2024"

Join Raymond and me as we discuss “UnOauthorized” with Eric Woodruff

Birds of a feather flock together. So, when fellow Security MVP and Identity nerd Eric Woodruff  visited our home country, Raymond Comvalius and I didn’t hesitate to offer him a pancake ‘breakfast’ to chat about all things Entra. Lunch and a laid-back conversation on Raymond’s couch unearthed some valuable discussion for us Identity & Security … Continue reading "Join Raymond and me as we discuss “UnOauthorized” with Eric Woodruff"

I’m speaking at NT Konferenca 2024

I’m proud to announce that for the sixth year in a row, I’m invited to speak at NT Konferenca in Slovenia. I’ll be presenting two break-out sessions.   About NT Konferenca NT Konferenca is the biggest Slovenian technological conference. NT Konferenca is not just about IT trends and solutions. It is also about the ways … Continue reading "I’m speaking at NT Konferenca 2024"

What's New in Entra ID for August 2024

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID and in the Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for August 2024:   What's Planned … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID for August 2024"

Entra ID Application Security – A Complex Problem with a Community Solution

Application governance in Entra is a hot topic these days, especially in the context of zero trust, where we aim for least-privilege access in terms of Graph API permissions, explicitly verify the identities of publishers and people in our organizations and assume breach.  Many organizations are decommissioning Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and switching … Continue reading "Entra ID Application Security – A Complex Problem with a Community Solution"

What's New in Entra ID for July 2024

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for July 2024:   What's Planned New SAML applications can't receive … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID for July 2024"

Sympathy for the devil, empathy for the Identity professional

Working with Microsoft-focused identity admins, I noticed a couple of common themes with these fellow identity people that make them feel like they can't make any right decisions anymore, they got stuck somehow and feel miserable all the time… In their minds, a perfect storm is raging. Identity professionals in this state are experienced as … Continue reading "Sympathy for the devil, empathy for the Identity professional"

Why backing up and restoring Entra ID with Veeam is a big thing

During the Opening Keynote of VeeamON 2024 in Fort Lauderdale from June 3rd, 2024, to June 5th, 2024, Anton Gostev, Chief Product Officer at Veeam announced providing data resilience for several new platforms, including Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD). As a Veeam Vanguard, I have had many discussions with Veeam leadership stressing out … Continue reading "Why backing up and restoring Entra ID with Veeam is a big thing"

What's New in Entra ID for June 2024

Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD 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 Entra ID, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for June 2024:   What's Planned Refactored account details screen in … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID for June 2024"