cloud identity

  1. Microsoft Entra’s Identity Secure Score: Revolutionizing Cloud Security

    Microsoft’s ongoing mission to unify and fortify identity security across its cloud ecosystem has taken a decisive leap forward with the introduction of new Identity Secure Score recommendations in Microsoft Entra. Announced recently and already generating conversation throughout the Windows and...
  2. Windows Hello vs. Windows Hello for Business: Secure Passwordless Authentication Guide

    When considering modern Windows authentication strategies, organizations often find themselves weighing the relative merits of Windows Hello and Windows Hello for Business. While both solutions originate from Microsoft and strive to supplant traditional passwords with more secure alternatives...
  3. Commvault Metallic SaaS Breach Highlights Cloud Security Risks & Best Practices

    The announcement of cyber threat activity targeting Commvault’s flagship SaaS cloud application, Metallic, marks a pivotal moment for cloud security and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), especially those tasked with safeguarding Microsoft 365 (M365) environments. As the wave of sophisticated...
  4. Microsoft Entra Agent ID Revolutionizes AI Identity Management at Build 2025

    The unveiling of Microsoft Entra Agent ID at Microsoft Build 2025 marks a pivotal moment in the evolving landscape of digital identity management for AI-powered workplaces. This latest addition to Microsoft’s security portfolio signals a clear response to the growing demand for visibility...
  5. Microsoft Entra External ID Adds OpenID Connect Support for Seamless External Identity Federation

    Microsoft is continuing its evolution of cloud-based identity management with the unveiling of OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity provider support for Entra External ID—a move poised to fundamentally reshape the way organizations blend security, scalability, and user experience in authentication...
  6. Why Identity Is the New Security Perimeter in 2024: Strategies to Protect Modern Enterprises

    Identity-based cyberattacks have rapidly emerged as one of the most pressing security challenges facing organizations in 2024 and beyond. As digital transformation accelerates, shifting workforces to remote and hybrid models and driving deeper cloud adoption, the boundaries that once defined...
  7. Microsoft’s New Push for Account Recovery in Windows 11: Enhancing Security and User Convenience

    Understanding Microsoft's Push for Account Recovery: The Next Phase for Windows 11 Security Microsoft's ongoing drive to get users signed in with their Microsoft accounts on Windows 11 is well documented, and with good reason. As the operating system evolves, more of its headline features...
  8. Delinea and Microsoft Team Up for Seamless Transition to PCCE Solution

    Delinea has joined forces with Microsoft to ease the transition for customers as Microsoft Entra Permissions Management approaches its retirement on October 1, 2025. The collaboration is built around Delinea’s advanced Privilege Control for Cloud Entitlements (PCCE) solution, a cutting-edge...
  9. Delinea-Microsoft Alliance: A New Era in Cloud Identity Management

    Delinea’s latest strategic alliance with Microsoft marks an important chapter in the evolution of cloud identity and access management. As Microsoft prepares to retire its Entra Permissions Management service on October 1, 2025, the new partnership offers enterprise customers a seamless...
  10. Microsoft and Delinea Team Up for Secure Cloud Identity Migration

    The rapid pace of digital transformation continually reshapes the cybersecurity landscape, and in a noteworthy development, Microsoft and Delinea have partnered to ease the migration path for customers as Microsoft’s Entra Permissions Management approaches its sunset date on October 1, 2025...
  11. Windows 7 The Access Control Service 2.0 Ships!

    This is the news that so many have been waiting for: the new version of Access Control Service finally hit RTW stage! Stuart Kwan, Principal Group Program Manager on the Cloud Identity Platform team and recurrent guest on the IdElement, gives a four-minute introduction to the service and...