Recently, there is a mad rush to get to Azure. Some are calling it the pandemic effect, while others say that the unprecedented growth of Azure was inevitable anyway. Whatever side of the argument you are on, the truth is – Azure has got phenomenal potential. Be it government organizations or large businesses, everyone is […]

Azure AD Application Proxy is an Azure AD feature for enabling access to on-premises web applications from remote clients. It can be used to provide secure access to on-premises applications from anywhere in the world. Additionally, it is possible to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) for integrating other line-of-business applications with Azure AD. Azure AD Application […]

Azure Stack is a product that allows businesses to extend the capabilities of Azure services to their datacenters. It introduces infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) services capabilities within the same stack spanning across on-premises environments and the Azure cloud. Azure and Azure Stack share several components and capabilities including the Azure portal and the pay-as-you-go […]

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 […]