How to Recover an Azure Conditional Access Policy
According to Microsoft, “Conditional Access is the tool used by Azure Active Directory (AAD) to bring signals together, to make decisions, and enforce organizational policies.” Conditional Access policies are an effective replacement and improvement over user login restrictions provided in on-premises Active Directory (AD). Conditional Access Policies are also present in Azure AD. How do […]
3 Reasons The Recycle Bin Won’t Always Protect You Against Accidental Deletions to Azure Active Directory and Hybrid AD
The Active Directory and Azure AD Recycle Bins exist as tools for protecting you against the accidental deletion of directory objects…but not all of them. If an administrator accidentally deletes an Active Directory user account, for example, it is possible to retrieve the deleted user from the Recycle Bin. Even so, the Recycle Bin has a number of inherent limitations, and there is […]
8 Truths and Tips: Avoiding Outages in Azure Active Directory and Hybrid AD
Unfortunately, Active Directory data loss (in Azure, on-premises and in hybrid environments) is a harsh reality for many organizations, especially as threat of malicious actors breaching AD is on the rise. These business-critical services must be protected from costly outages and threats, which can stop users from getting to email, important documents and applications. While […]
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Outage Blocks Access for 2.5 Hours
On Oct. 18th, Issues affecting the Azure Active Directory service blocked customers from accessing applications for around 2.5 hours. The problem was attributed to Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication, known as MFA, challenges not working. MFA is a process in which users validate their identity via another means besides a password. MFA is part of the Azure AD service, […]
A New Major Version of Azure AD Connect Has Been Released
Integrating your on-premises directories with Azure AD makes your users more productive by providing a common identity for accessing both cloud and on-premises resources. With this integration users and organizations can take advantage of the following: Organizations can provide users with a common hybrid identity across on-premises or cloud-based services leveraging Windows Server Active Directory […]
Are You Still Manually Provisioning New Users in Hybrid Active Directory/Office 365?
Are You Still Manually Provisioning New Users in Hybrid Active Directory/Office 365? Microsoft estimates that 70% of organizations will run a hybrid environment of AD/Office 365 for at least some period of time. Many of these hybrid organizations will move to hybrid mode with the thought that they will manually provision new users. In Hybrid environments, this strategy deserves a second look because on-boarding accounts is […]
