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09DecDecember 9, 20222022

But have you turned multifactor authentication ALL the way on?

Do you remember just a short time ago, Microsoft would claim that switching on Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) prevents 99.9% of identity-based attacks? Well, the times they are a-changin. I do not know what they would report today for a percentage of attacks which are thwarted by MFA alone, but...

TechnicalAzure AD, Conditional access, device management, Entra, FIDO2, MFA, Microsoft 365, passwordless, security, Security defaults, TAP, zero trust12 Comments

23SepSeptember 23, 20202020

Deploying Conditional Access Policies via PowerShell

There is a new GitHub repository available from Microsoft: Manage Conditional Access policies like code. Similar to the infamous Intune samples repo from which I and many others have built their automated Intune setup scripts for new tenants,...

TechnicalAzure AD Premium, Conditional access, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Microsoft 365 Business, PowerShell, scripting, security, Security defaults26 Comments

01SepSeptember 1, 20202020

A simpler Conditional Access baseline

Some folks have written to me about the "complexity" of my Conditional Access guide and were hoping to find something a bit simpler. This surprised me, and initially I shrugged it off. But I have heard this feedback more than once now, so I decided to take this thought experiment...

Question, Technicalbaseline, Conditional access, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Microsoft 365 Business, security, Security defaults11 Comments

08AprApril 8, 20202020

Updated! Checklist co-developed with Microsoft: Set up your SMB customers for secure remote working

I had the great pleasure to participate in a webinar today with David Bjurman-Birr (Partner Architect) and Jon Orton (Director of Product Marketing for Microsoft 365 SMB). David and I recently developed a checklist together for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, aimed at helping partners who work in the SMB space...

Technicalchecklist, COVID-19, governance, partner resources, security, Security defaults, Teams, WFH8 Comments

01DecDecember 1, 20192019

2020 Edition of the Recommended Conditional access policy design guide is available now

I just finished updating the Conditional access design guide, part of the Microsoft 365 Best practices checklists. The new updates reflect some carefully considered feedback from my clients (real-world scenarios), as well as some new additions and...

Products, TechnicalAzure AD, best practices, Conditional access, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft 365 Enterprise, security, Security defaults5 Comments

Security defaults

But have you turned multifactor authentication ALL the way on?

Deploying Conditional Access Policies via PowerShell

A simpler Conditional Access baseline

Updated! Checklist co-developed with Microsoft: Set up your SMB customers for secure remote working

2020 Edition of the Recommended Conditional access policy design guide is available now

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