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A screenshot showing the presence of the new "Continuous Access Evaluation" setting in the Azure AD portal
Azure AD Identity Security

What is Continuous Access Evaluation?

31st August 20202nd September 2020

I’d not spotted this in my own tenant, but an eagle eyed user (Thomas Naunheim) flagged it on Twitter yesterday… much to my (nerdy!) excitement. Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) is now in Public Preview! Those […]

The user view of the My Sign-Ins dashboard
Azure AD Identity Microsoft

My Sign-Ins goes GA

5th August 20205th August 2020

A brief, but long overdue post to reference a long awaited – but now here – feature in Azure AD! The My Sign-Ins made a Preview appearance some time ago now. Relatively feature-rich from the […]

Lockdown: a time of toilet rolls and masks!
Microsoft Personal

Learnings from Lockdown

17th May 202017th May 2020

As the world has endured lockdown, the past few months (if not the year to date!) have been “odd” for many. I’m sure those of you reading might choose to replace that final adjective with […]

The new Azure AD Policy Details Panel
Azure AD Identity Microsoft

Conditional Access Updates: May 2020

6th May 202010th May 2020

Hot on the heels of the MyApps portal updates last week, a number of Conditional Access updates have made their way into Azure AD. Those of you who follow this blog will know I have […]

A screenshot showing the new MyApps experience
Azure AD Identity Microsoft Snippets

Snippet #03: Using the New MyApps Experience

26th April 202026th April 20201 Comment

I posted an update I’d noticed this week on the new MyApps experience coming to Azure AD. It made reference to the upcoming switchover, confirming that the old portal would be retired in late July: […]

The FIDO Alliance logo and strapline (Simpler, Stronger Authentication)
Azure AD Identity Security

What is FIDO2 and why should you care?

16th February 202016th February 2020

FIDO2 is something I’ve referenced previously on here, albeit not in too much detail. Many only take a passing interest in what this standard is and its importance when it comes to popular concepts like […]

Azure Security Engineer Associate Badge achieved when passing AZ-500
Azure Microsoft Personal Security

AZ-500 Exam: Initial Thoughts

4th January 20204th January 2020

After much procrastination and delay, I finally got around to sitting (and passing!) my AZ-500 exam this last week. Having posted previously on my experiences with the MS equivalent (MS-500), I thought I’d repeat the […]

A screenshot showing the adding of the YouTube app from the Azure AD app gallery
Azure AD Identity Management Microsoft

Shared YouTube with Azure AD

15th December 201915th December 20191 Comment

A slightly random entry today, triggered largely by a post on the Microsoft Tech Community forums this week. The post in question was asking whether it was possible to authenticate to YouTube with Azure AD […]

Azure AD Connect Cloud Provisioning
Azure AD Identity Microsoft

AD Connect Cloud Provisioning: Preview

8th December 201915th December 2019

This week saw the (preview) release of Azure AD Connect Cloud Provisioning. For those still catching up on Microsoft Ignite news those words might not mean much to you. Dig a little deeper though and […]

A hole in a perimeter fence - an analogy to the concept of not implementing Zero Trust
Azure AD Identity Microsoft Security

Principles of Zero Trust

23rd November 201923rd November 20193 Comments

I’ve been meaning to write something along these lines for some time now. The concept of the changing IT perimeter is something that’s front and centre for many organisations as we approach the end of […]

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