Hybrid Identity Protection

NIST joins Microsoft in Changing How We Should Think About Passwords

NIST joins Microsoft in Changing How We Should Think About Passwords

  • Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist, Americas

On the heels of Microsoft's updated password recommendations, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has come out with its own updated password guidelines. These recommendations parallel many of Microsoft's recommendations and thus give them extra credibility; in some areas they go further. When two major security industry influencers…

Understanding Azure AD Password (Hash) Sync

Understanding Azure AD Password (Hash) Sync

  • Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist, Americas

Now that businesses are adopting cloud computing as part of their business model, a large percentage are choosing to connect their on-premises Active Directory environment to its counterpart in the cloud, Microsoft's Azure Active Directory. When you extend your on-premises AD to Azure AD, you have two choices for how…

When you should use Azure MFA and when you should use MFA Server

When you should use Azure MFA and when you should use MFA Server

  • Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist, Americas

One of the most common security-related trends I'm seeing with customers is an interest in adding multifactor authentication (MFA) to both their new and existing solutions. This trend is usually driven by a need to increase overall security, or to satisfy regulatory requirements. As a hybrid service, Azure MFA MFA…