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Brian Britt

Brian Britt guides businesses to adopt Active Directory and Microsoft Azure solutions to best fit their needs. With over 25 years of experience across multiple technology sectors, he draws from both security and operational perspectives to identify effective strategies to protect and defend, enabling businesses to be productive and successful. Brian works collaboratively with customers to build strong, trust-based relationships.

Active Directory Spring Cleaning: Get Rid of Obsolete AD Groups

Every spring, without fail, I perform the same ritual of cleaning out the garage. I always begin the same way by taking everything out and organizing it in my driveway. [...]

The Art of the Lure: Fishing for Cyberattacks with Deception Technology

I love to fish. There is nothing more relaxing to me than being on a quiet pond in the early morning hours as the rising sun slowly burns off the [...]

Using the Art of Deception to Catch Attackers

When you hear the phrase “art of deception,” you might think of street magicians dazzling crowds of onlookers with their sleight of hand tricks and illusions. For me, it brings [...]

Enabling ​Multifactor Authentication for Break Glass Accounts​ in Azure

By now, you’ve likely heard about Microsoft’s mandate requiring multifactor authentication (MFA) for all accounts accessing Microsoft Entra portals and APIs. If you haven’t already started, it’s time to address [...]

Taking Back Your Runaway Active Directory

When it comes to designing and administering active directory (AD), sometimes less is more. I have worked with a variety of both large and small AD environments where years of [...]

Hiding Confidential Information in Active Directory, Part 1: Active Directory Confidentiality Bit 

Active Directory (AD) is widely adopted by many companies as the central identity and access management platform. It provides authentication and authorization services and includes many security features that can [...]

Active Directory Forest Recovery: Plan to Eliminate Downtime

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is still the predominant identity and management platform for tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. Larger organizations with hundreds to even thousands of applications continue to [...]

How to Implement Microsoft Entra Password Protection for a More Secure Environment 

Passwords have long been the de facto authentication mechanism for identities. Length and complexity plagued us as we struggled to produce an acceptable password that we could easily remember and [...]