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HOWTO: Enable Azure Multi-factor Authentication on AD FS
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled...
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HOWTO: Change the Security Response Headers on AD FS
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled...
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A closer look at Azure AD Connect’s Service Connection Point
Recent versions of Azure AD Connect deploy a Service Connection Point (SCP) into your Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environment(s). Let's look a bit closer to what this SCP looks like, what...
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SaveTheQueen Ransomware leverages Active Directory’s SYSVOL to propagate
In recent days, a new strain of ransomware was detected. It encrypts files and appends their file names with the extension, ".SaveTheQueen". The most interesting part of this malware is it propagates...
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Announced: Azure AD to offer more 3rd Party MFA features
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
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Explained: User Hard Matching and Soft Matching in Azure AD Connect
In Hybrid Identity implementations, where objects and their attributes are synchronized between on-premises Active Directory environments and Azure AD tenants, integrity is key; When user objects on...
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I’m a 2020 Veeam Vanguard
Today, I received an e-mail from Nikola Pejková from Veeam congratulating me with being selected for the 2020 Veeam Vanguard Program by the Veeam Vanguard team. For me, it means I successfully renewed...
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I’m awarded VMworld 2019 Distinguished Speaker
This morning, I received an e-mail message from Maryam Scoble: VMworld 2019 Distinguished Speaker Dear Sander, Congratulations on being named a VMworld 2019 Distinguished Speaker. This new program...
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KnowledgeBase: You receive error AADSTS50052 when you sign into Azure AD and...
Azure Active Directory is the identity platform to many of today's organizational applications and services. When you can't sign in, then this poses a big challenge to achieve productivity, either as...
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Azure AD Connect v1.5.18.0 brings mS-DS-ConsistencyGUID as source anchor for...
Yesterday, a new version of Azure AD Connect was released: version 1.5.18.0. This is the first release in the 1.5.x branch of Azure AD Connect. Azure AD Connect is Microsoft's free Hybrid Identity...
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What’s New in Azure Active Directory in March 2020
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
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Veeam now provides a stand-alone VBK Extract Utility
When working with Veeam products, you'll be familiar with the *.vbk extension. Veeam uses this file extension to store back-ups, made with Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR). Based on the popular...
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On-premises Microsoft Identity-related updates and fixes for March 2020
Even though Microsoft's Identity focus moves towards the cloud, they are not forgetting their on-premises roots. Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 still receive updates. These are the...
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Improvements for (Hybrid) Azure AD-joined Windows 10 devices in the March...
Just like every month, Microsoft released cumulative quality updates to its supported Operating Systems in March 2020. This month's updates, however, show a particular focus on several fixes for Azure...
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Knowledgebase: You receive error ‘Unable to download’ when you try to install...
For many organizations, the reality is that their on-premises systems need to communicate to Microsoft cloud services. Whether it is for Azure AD Connect, Azure AD Connect Health, Azure AD Password...
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Azure AD Connect version 1.5.20.0 fixes an issue with Group Filtering
Hot on the heels of Azure AD Connect version 1.5.18.0, Microsoft is releasing a new version of Azure AD Connect to fix an issue introduced in that first version of this 1.5.x.x branch of Azure AD...
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I’m presenting three webinars with Netwrix focusing again on the best recipes...
On April 22nd, 28th and 30th, 2020, I'll present three 1-hour webinars with Netwrix. Tune in to get the best in Active Directory security, Hybrid Identity and Azure AD Hardening demonstrated from me...
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Configuring Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 with Modern Authentication
With Security Defaults being the norm in newly created Azure AD tenants and their respective Office 365 tenants, it's a good time to look at how Veeam Backup for Office 365 offers modern...
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KnowledgeBase: App Passwords are only available to users with a...
Multi-factor authentication is the current solution to the problem of inadequate information security in today's world of user names and passwords. When you have enabled multi-factor authentication in...
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A Real-world tested Approach for Transitioning AD FS Servers
We've migrated many Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) implementations from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016 and beyond. This blogpost intends to share our experiences during...
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