identity management

The Police Digital Service has launched the National Police Capabilities Environment (NPCE), an assured Microsoft Azure–based cloud platform intended to host, manage and scale national policing IT solutions across the UK, marking a deliberate step toward a multi‑cloud operational model that sits...

SendQuick says its Conexa authentication platform has achieved FIDO2 server certification from the FIDO Alliance, a milestone the company claims will help enterprises cut password risk with phishing‑resistant, standards‑based sign‑ins. While this announcement signals a strategic shift toward...

Windows Hello, long touted as the seamless and secure future of biometric login for Windows users, now finds itself under intense scrutiny following a dramatic live demonstration at this year’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Two German researchers unveiled a critical vulnerability...

A new high-severity security flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server hybrid deployments has placed organizations worldwide on high alert, raising the specter of a “total domain compromise” that can cascade from on-premises environments to Microsoft’s cloud. The bug, designated CVE-2025-53786, has not...

A newly revealed security flaw in Microsoft Exchange hybrid configurations has sent ripples of concern through the IT community, as organizations with combined on-premises and cloud email environments are now exposed to invisible privilege escalation attacks. The critical vulnerability...

A high-severity security vulnerability has emerged at the heart of countless enterprise communications: Microsoft has issued a warning about a flaw in hybrid Exchange Server deployments that could give cyber attackers undetected escalated access to Exchange Online—potentially undermining the...

An alarming new vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server hybrid environments has sent shockwaves through the enterprise security landscape, giving attackers with just on-premises admin access the ability to hijack cloud accounts with near-complete impunity. Unveiled at Black Hat 2025 and now...

Microsoft has taken a significant step toward modernizing hybrid identity management with the introduction of the Group Source of Authority (SOA) feature in Entra ID, now available in public preview. This eagerly anticipated capability unlocks a new era of flexibility for IT administrators...

A rapidly escalating security threat has emerged for organizations relying on Microsoft 365, as hackers have devised sophisticated phishing campaigns that can bypass even two-factor authentication (2FA) protections. Since the beginning of 2025, attackers have compromised nearly 3,000 accounts...

Threat actors in 2025 have harnessed a new caliber of cyberattack, subverting enterprise identity and trust by weaponizing Microsoft OAuth applications to bypass even the most robust multi-factor authentication (MFA) defenses. This emerging campaign, tracked by Proofpoint and other leading...

West Virginia University has recently announced a sweeping change to its digital access protocols: from now on, all Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace services will require an active WVU Login account mediated through the university’s new identity management system, Okta. This transition marks a...

In today’s hyper-connected digital era, where the lines between on-premises infrastructure and sprawling cloud environments are increasingly blurred, identity-based cyberthreats have surged to the forefront of cybersecurity challenges. The startling pace and sophistication of these attacks have...

Disaster resilience in the cloud era is often painted as a technical sprint towards ever-better backups, clever failovers, and bulletproof storage replication. But beneath the shiny surface of business continuity lies a quieter, sometimes overlooked foundational truth: identity is the keystone...

When it comes to disaster recovery in Microsoft 365, much of the conversation historically has revolved around technical redundancies: backup strategies, automated failover, and robust data protection mechanisms. Yet, as underscored by industry experts John O’Neill Sr. and Dave Kawula during a...

In the ever-evolving world of cloud productivity, Microsoft 365 sits at the heart of business operations for organizations large and small. Its robust suite—ranging from Exchange Online to SharePoint and Teams—powers collaboration and drives efficiency at remarkable scale. Yet, beneath the buzz...

When considering disaster resilience for Microsoft 365, the discussion often revolves around infrastructure, backup, and failover. However, insight from leading industry experts reveals a more foundational vulnerability—identity. At a pivotal summit hosted by Virtualization & Cloud Review, IT...

Identity has rapidly become the new battleground in the fight for organizational security, especially as cybercriminals innovate to sidestep robust perimeter defenses. While firewalls, endpoint protection, and phishing detection continuously improve, attackers are leveraging stolen or...

Microsoft is heralding a new era for enterprise identity security with the general availability of linkable token identifiers in Entra ID, the latest upgrade to its modern identity platform. This innovation is designed to combat one of the most persistent challenges in cybersecurity: the...

Here’s a summary of the breaking news reported by Semperis about a critical design flaw, called Golden dMSA, affecting Windows Server 2025: What is Golden dMSA? Golden dMSA is a critical design flaw found in Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) within Windows Server 2025. The flaw exposes...

Optimal IdM has unveiled a groundbreaking multi-factor authentication (MFA) integration for Microsoft Azure tenants, marking a significant advancement in identity and access management solutions. This new offering enables any organization utilizing Microsoft Azure to implement Optimal IdM's...