Authentication Options for Automated Azure PowerShell Scripts, Part 3: Additional Considerations
In Part 3 of this blog series, we discuss some other important considerations when taking this approach to automation.
Identity
Authentication Options for Automated Azure PowerShell Scripts, Part 2: Create and Configure an App Registration
Part 2 of this blog series gets into the details of how to create and configure an app registration for use with an automated PowerShell script.
Authentication Options for Automated Azure PowerShell Scripts, Part 1: Service Account vs. App Registration
Automation is a fundamental requirement for good systems administration, no matter what the platform. Being able to automate tasks ensures consistency and prevents mistakes caused by forgetfulness or by simply mistyping or mis-clicking—aka “fat-finger errors.”
Benefits of Air-Gapped Active Directory Backups
Several high-risk events have recently highlighted the importance of a fully functional and secure Active Directory environment to a company’s business operations.
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5 Things to Watch for When Migrating SaaS Applications from AD FS to Entra ID
Migrating your Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) integrated SaaS applications to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) provides many benefits. For example, Azure AD B2B lets you give your business partners and customers access to your organization’s applications without creating a user account in AD or Azure AD.
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How to Mitigate Privilege Escalation with the Tiered Access Model for Active Directory Security
One of the most important security controls in an Active Directory (AD) forest is the prevention of privilege escalation paths. The tiered access model for AD introduces a significant number of technical controls that reduce the risk of privilege escalation.
Protect Your Business with Entra Identity Protection
Ensuring that your user identities are protected from modern attack vectors such as phishing schemes and credential leaks should be a critical part of your enterprise security strategy. When attackers gain access to a traditional user account, they can often use this access to elevate to higher privilege and gain greater control of your environment. Although controls such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) are often an effective preventative measure, factoring in
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What Is an Active Directory Health Check?
Our automated AD DS health check process looks at hundreds of configuration settings, including DNS, FSMO roles, replication, sites and subnets, Group Policy, performance indicators, backup procedures, security settings, patching, operating system settings, and more. Through automated data collection, we can quickly gather all of this data to analyze it and make remediation recommendations.
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How To Get the MIM Synchronization Service Groups
Learn how to find out what security groups grant access to the MIM Synchronization Service
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Reduce Help Desk Calls with Self-Service Password Reset
Forgotten passwords are a key driver of Help desk calls for many organizations. They are also a major cost factor. Azure Active Directory (AD) Premium includes a Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) solution that is completely hosted in the cloud and accessible from anywhere, including on mobile devices.
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