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Jeff James

Jeff has been writing about enterprise IT, web development, cybersecurity, and other tech topics for more than 20 years. He was editor-in-chief of both Windows IT Pro and Microsoft Technet Magazine, and was Editorial Director of the Petri IT Knowledgebase. He's also held senior marketing roles at several tech companies, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Hitachi Vantara.

Using Active Directory MFA to Strengthen Security – Microsoft AD Consultants

Defending against cyber-attacks is an ongoing exercise for all organizations, as the volume of security breach attempts appear to be increasing. A Q1 2025 study by Check Point Software revealed [...]

How to Prevent and Respond to Password Spraying Attacks: A Guide for IT Professionals and Executives

IT security is an important consideration for every organization, and the recent surge in cyberattacks across the globe—from both criminal organizations and state actors—has increased dramatically, fueled partly by bad [...]

How to Defend Against Privilege Escalation Attacks

One of the most dangerous phases of a cyberattack is privilege escalation, which involves a bad actor getting access to network resources via compromised user accounts and then elevating the [...]

Common Active Directory Attacks (and How to Defend Against Them)

Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD)—released in 1999 as part of Windows 2000 Server Edition—is currently the most popular directory service for Windows domain networks. AD has evolved and matured over the [...]