Cloudflare and Microsoft expand zero-trust integrations
Cloudflare and Microsoft announced four new integrations that help joint customers deploy, automate and improve zero-trust security.
According to the partners, the integrations allow users to quickly deploy zero-trust tooling without complex code changes. The integrations combine Microsoft's ide... Read more
Azure AD update adds time-limited credentials
Microsoft is allowing Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) administrators to generate time-limited credentials. These credentials can be used for passwordless authentication and restoring accounts after losing credentials or FIDO2 keys.
The Temporary Access Pass (TAP) functionality can be used for ... Read more
Microsoft implements tighter security for Azure Active Directory
Microsoft is pushing more secure default settings to all Azure Active Directory (AD) users.
Azure AD's default settings feature a set of basic mechanisms for identity security. These mechanisms include factor authentication (MFA) and security protocols such as Conditional Access and Identity Pro... Read more
Secureworks reveals Azure Active Directory flaw without a fix
Picture for a moment a scenario where you have as many attempts as you want to get a username and password right without getting caught. That is the kind of scenario threat actors look for, leaving admins with little to no visibility into the actions, let alone a way to stop them.
A newly discov... Read more
Azure AD login available for beta Microsoft Edge
On the beta-channels for Microsoft Edge, it is now possible to log in with Azure AD accounts. Microsoft announced this in a blog post. The feature is a response to feedback that the company received from beta users.
In the blog post, Microsoft states that many users of Microsoft Edge's beta indica... Read more
Microsoft brings “not to crack” passwords to Azure AD
Microsoft Azure has raised the character limit for passwords in Azure Active Directory (AD) from 16 to 256 characters. This makes it a lot harder to make brute force hacking attempts succeed.
"Many of you have reminded us that we still had a password limit of 16 characters for accounts created in ... Read more
Access to Azure AD database now possible for all mail addresses
Microsoft announced in the course of 2017 the general availability of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) B2B. This enables people to collaborate closely with people from outside their organisation and give them access to documents, resources and applications. At the same time, they retain complete co... Read more