Come On In!

Microsoft Entra unites key identity technologies, resulting in a centralized management tool for Azure Active Directory. We look at how MS Entra works in conjunction with a local Active Directory.

Klaus Bierschenk

Zero trust means testing everything you want to allow into an environment in which, initially, nothing is allowed. It is a very important aspect of the modern IT world. Protecting hybrid infrastructures, in particular, is more critical than ever, starting with security for data centers and extending to securing user devices. Somewhere in between sits a very important building block of the zero trust puzzle: identity and access. A strategy for responsible and up-to-date use of identities is more important than ever and not always easy in a world where, for decades, directory services exclusively stored user accounts and everything that went with them on domain controllers (DCs). These DCs continue to perform their duties in well-protected zones behind firewalls. In the public cloud, hybrid setups with Azure Active Directory…

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ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2023

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