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Brian Desmond

Brian is a principal at Ravenswood Technology Group where he leads a team of professionals focused on delivering best-in-breed consulting services for the Microsoft security and identity management ecosystem. Brian has been recognized annually as a Microsoft MVP since 2003 and is the author of the fourth and fifth editions of Active Directory from O'Reilly.

Panel: Defending Hybrid Identity Environments Against Cyberattacks

Brian Desmond September 5, 2023

[WEBINAR] Panel: Defending Hybrid Identity Environments Against Cyberattacks In this panel discussion, leading experts from the identity security space, including Ravenswood Principal Brian Desmond, share

Office 365 for IT Pros

Brian Desmond August 1, 2023

[E BOOK] Office 365 for IT Pros The only always up-to-date eBook about the Microsoft 365 cloud Office system, covering Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive

Automating Data Classification and Protection with Microsoft 365

Brian Desmond April 2, 2022

[WEBINAR] Automating Data Classification and Protection with Microsoft 365 The first step in protecting your information is knowing what information to protect. If you under-protect

Recovering from Active Directory Disasters

Brian Desmond April 1, 2022

[ARTICLE] Recovering from Active Directory Disasters Active Directory (AD) is typically one of the key network services in an organization. Without it, everything comes to

10 Quick Wins in Hybrid Identity

Brian Desmond March 25, 2022

[PRESENTATION] 10 Quick Wins in Hybrid Identity Deploying Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) doesn’t have to be a complex, multi-year project. While there’s always

Protecting Active Directory from Attacks: Identity Processes, Trust Settings, and More

Brian Desmond March 24, 2022

[PODCAST] Protecting Active Directory from Attacks: Identity Processes, Trust Settings, and More What should you tackle first in locking down Active Directory from cyberattacks? In

The Top 10 Actions Every Organization Should Take to Protect their AD from Attacks

Brian Desmond November 18, 2021

[WEBINAR] The Top 10 Actions Every Organization Should Take to Protect their AD from Attacks You know that cyber-attacks are coming. Maybe you’ve already been

TEC Talk: Disaster Recovery Planning for Hybrid Identity

Brian Desmond November 2, 2021

[WEBINAR] TEC Talk: Disaster Recovery Planning for Hybrid Identity In this webinar, Active Directory expert, Brian Desmond, shows you how to develop a baseline to

Enhancing Your Zero-Trust Security Strategy with Conditional Access Authentication Context

Brian Desmond October 19, 2021

Deciding who can access data is a key part of zero-trust. With Azure AD authentication contexts and other tools, you can do exactly this.

Password Spray Attack Defense with Entra ID

Brian Desmond September 23, 2021

Until passwordless authentication is a more viable option, we must take steps to defend against password spray attacks. Azure Active Directory can help.

Ravenswood Technology Group is based in Chicago, IL but with customers around the world. We help companies, universities, and other organizations with less than 100 employees to over 500,000 build secure, hybrid infrastructure that enable their users to work from anywhere.