identity management

As South African enterprises intensify their digital transformation journeys, the strategic adoption of cloud technologies—most notably Microsoft Azure—has moved from a cutting-edge tactic to a foundational element of maintaining competitiveness and resilience. However, as the dust settles on...

Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) has long served as a core component of enterprise IT infrastructure, underpinning everything from user authentication to directory lookups in countless Active Directory (AD) environments. With the discovery of CVE-2025-29954—a critical denial...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of enterprise cybersecurity, even advanced solutions like Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) are not immune to serious flaws. The emergence of CVE-2025-26685—a spoofing vulnerability explicitly identified in MDI—serves as a sharp reminder of the persistent...

Enterprises relying heavily on Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) to secure their organizational assets are on high alert following the disclosure of CVE-2025-29968—a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability rooted in improper input validation processes within the AD CS infrastructure...

In an era where digital security is paramount, Microsoft has been at the forefront of promoting a passwordless future. Traditional passwords, often susceptible to phishing, hacking, and user negligence, are being replaced by more secure and user-friendly authentication methods. This article...

For decades, passwords have formed the bulwark of digital security—and have simultaneously stood as its weakest link. As the frequency and sophistication of cyber threats rapidly escalate, Microsoft has taken a bold stance: it's time for organizations to move beyond passwords and embrace...

Syncro XXM: Transforming MSP Operations with Deep Microsoft Integration For managed service providers (MSPs), the escalating demands of modern IT security and operations have led to a search for unified solutions. Fragmentation—juggling dozens of monitoring, management, and security...

The recent rollout of Microsoft’s April 2025 security updates has cast a distinct shadow over the Windows Server domain controller landscape, triggering significant authentication issues that ripple throughout enterprise environments worldwide. As organizations increasingly rely on robust...

Netwrix has stepped boldly into the vanguard of SaaS-based security with the expansion of its 1Secure platform, introducing state-of-the-art data and identity protection alongside AI-powered risk remediation. For organizations enmeshed in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, this latest announcement...

Gathered in San Francisco on April 28, 2025, a cohort of industry leaders, cybersecurity professionals, and Microsoft leadership convened to recognize the 2025 Microsoft Security Excellence Awards winners—an event underscoring both innovation in cybersecurity and the scale of global...

Cayosoft Guardian Forest Recovery (GFR) has once again garnered the spotlight, securing the title of Enterprise IT Product of the Year for Backup and Recovery in Active Directory and Entra ID environments, as recognized by Converge360 for 2025. This accolade, following close on the heels of its...

The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven at its core by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and the dynamic nature of modern data flows. Jonathan Roizin, CEO of Flow Security—now part of CrowdStrike—offers a candid perspective on this shift...

The latest Okta Businesses at Work Report, marking a decade since its first edition, dives deep into the changing tides of technology adoption, security trends, and digital workplace strategies worldwide. Examining the business landscape’s transformation through data from thousands of companies...

Amidst the rolling buzz of this year’s RSA Conference, a distinct motif emerged: the cybersecurity market is not simply shifting—it’s undergoing a profound transition. The evidence was everywhere, from crowded sessions on AI-enabled threat detection to candid hallway conversations about vendor...

Seven years ago, when Microsoft began its journey towards a Zero Trust security model, “trust but verify” was tossed out the window like an old Clippy paperclip, and “never trust, always verify” took its place. If you’re picturing a fortress of firewalls and VPN tunnels coiled around Microsoft’s...

With more than 600 million attacks hammering away at Microsoft Entra ID every single day—a figure that might keep even the most caffeine-fortified security admin up at night—it seems only fitting that Veeam has decided to grab the digital bull by the binary horns with its just-launched SaaS...

If the relentless onslaught of over 600 million daily attacks on Microsoft Entra ID hasn’t made you lose sleep (or at least reach for another cup of coffee), then you probably weren’t aware of just how truly dire digital identity protection has become. But fear not, because Veeam Software, ever...

The tech world is currently chugging along on a high-speed rail of innovation, and if you squint, you might see Microsoft in the conductor’s hat, eagerly ushering founders and IT pros into the next big cybersecurity rodeo. At least, that's the vibe Microsoft for Startups is bringing as it gears...

When Arkose Labs announced it was deepening its relationship with Microsoft and expanding its services to Microsoft Azure, the collective heartbeat of the cybersecurity community ticked up by a few (highly encrypted) beats per minute. It’s not every day that one of the industry’s hottest account...

Arkose Labs and Microsoft are doing something most cybersecurity teams only dream about: they’re not just plugging security holes, but actively drilling through the layers of digital sediment to get ahead of would-be attackers. Yes, this means yet another strategic tech partnership announcement...