Group Policy is an infrastructure used by admins to implement specific configurations for users and computers as a part of an organization’s security policies. Collectively, these policies are referred to as Group Policy Objects (GPOs). Group Policies help organizations protect computers against data breaches. While Microsoft equips Windows devices with fairly sophisticated security measures, GPOs […]

Azure AD Conditional Access (Azure AD CA) is a tool to collate several signals for automating access control decisions as a part of enforcing organizational policies. Conditional access policies are simple if-then statements that result in certain action prompts for a user who needs to perform a specific action to access resources that are governed […]

Anyone using a business computer would most likely remember using usernames and passwords ever since they started using their systems. Indeed, the most accepted form of authentication hasn’t changed in several decades. While that was fine as long as an individual had a single set (or at least manageable combinations) of usernames and passwords, the […]

Organizations are increasingly shifting their infrastructure to the cloud and identity management is one of the biggest challenges of managing users and devices accessing applications and services remotely. Microsoft and Okta are leading solution providers for securing the identities of workforces, customers, and other stakeholders. These solutions share several commonalities like single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor […]

Passwords continue to be the most preferred form of authentication for securing business data and resources of organizations around the globe. They can be changed instantaneously and can be used as a combination of alphabets, numbers, and special characters. On the flip side, these are relatively easy to crack especially with the aid of technology. […]

Azure Active Directory B2C is a cloud identity service for application developers. It is designed to handle identity management for app users. This includes sign-up, sign-in, profile management, and password reset among other capabilities. It is one of the most advanced solutions available to secure customer-facing applications. It provides app developers the scalability and availability […]

At a time when businesses are generating huge volumes of data required for running their operations, on-premises solutions are proving to be inefficient, expensive, and in some cases, unsafe. There are financial and legal consequences and organizations must take precautions with proper backup and recovery solutions as a part of the business continuity and disaster […]

As the complexity of IT infrastructure increases, organizations have had to adopt newer technologies for security and IT management. Microsoft is one of the leading players in both spaces. As one of the pioneers of the IT revolution, Microsoft has a range of products and services that cater to the requirements of different environments. Unsurprisingly, […]