How often do you check and track the Apps list or the app permissions in Enterprise apps in Microsoft Entra? Is that only when you need to register or create a new app? How about user-installed apps? What controls do you have on users' consent on apps? Or know what apps are making excessive calls … Continue reading OAuth App Governance
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Configure Windows LAPS in Intune – March 2025 Update
Local Admin Password Solution has come a long way and the March 2025 Update (Service release 2503) had some good enhancements for the solution. Randomizing the LAPS username is one of them. Rather than enabling the local Administrator account or creating a special admin account for LAPS, having an auto randomizing username sounds confusing to … Continue reading Configure Windows LAPS in Intune – March 2025 Update
Let’s Get Started with Security Copilot
Why Security Copilot? Copilot is everywhere these days. I often make this joke, Is there a Copilot for Copilot? Maybe a dull joke. But jokes aside, Copilot continues proving that this is the way forward for everything Microsoft. AI technology is inevitable, and using it in the responsible way is the right thing to do. … Continue reading Let’s Get Started with Security Copilot
QR Code Authentication for Front Line Workers – Setting Security Controls From the Get Go!
In today's threat landscape, the adversaries are trying to get into organizations in any way they can. New authentication methods are being introduced, and a combination of those methods or auth strengths are too. If you check the demographic of the QR code authentication as advised by Microsoft (which is in Public Preview as of … Continue reading QR Code Authentication for Front Line Workers – Setting Security Controls From the Get Go!
Identity Nugget – Bringing On-Prem AD Password Expiry and Force Reset to Entra ID Synced Accounts
This is 2025 and going Passwordless or using long-lived (365 days) passwords is the recommendation. However, this has been a question for most customers wherever I go. But if you ask, everyone is using their own way to work around this. One popular method is notifying users of the password expiry like a set of … Continue reading Identity Nugget – Bringing On-Prem AD Password Expiry and Force Reset to Entra ID Synced Accounts
How to Configure Entra Identity Governance Features with Private Access for Jump Hosts
TL;DR: Jump Hosts - We login to Jump Hosts to then login to the servers and other apps we need to access mainly to perform admin tasks. Jump Hosts are often secured on the Network Layer and other Windows Permissions which will come into play when the admin logs in. But what can be done … Continue reading How to Configure Entra Identity Governance Features with Private Access for Jump Hosts
My 2024 LinkedIn Rewind and Thank you!
https://coauthor.studio/rewind was awesome as it just collates all the LinkedIn activities. And as 2024 is coming to an end, it is always to look back what you have accomplished and what impact you have had on the community. Looking forward to 2025! I would like to thank everyone who is reading my blogs and getting … Continue reading My 2024 LinkedIn Rewind and Thank you!
The 3 Stages of CA Policy Maturity – Lessons from the Field
Not too long ago I spoke in the Adelaide Microsoft IT Pro User Group regarding Conditional Access Policies (CA policies) we all know and love. It was not a 100% technical how-to discussion as chances are you are already using this in your environment. If I break down my presentation into 3 main parts, it … Continue reading The 3 Stages of CA Policy Maturity – Lessons from the Field
Browser Security With Microsoft Intune
This is a new set of blog articles I want to introduce. It's no wonder that the browser has become one of the main components in the device and what browser you use, security is an integral part of it. Microsoft Intune supports browser security and goes into the deep levels of helping the admins … Continue reading Browser Security With Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Defender for Identity – A Deep Dive
Microsoft Defender for Identity or MDI. The main purpose of this write-up is to shed some light on the fact that why you need MDI in your environment and how it can protect your traditional on-premises AD infrastructure. It's no wonder that there are a lot of other products in the market that do similar … Continue reading Microsoft Defender for Identity – A Deep Dive
How to Change Intune Security Baseline Policy to Version 23H2?
I'm excited to see the new Security Baseline version is finally available in Intune. Version 23H2 for Windows 10/11. This is a quick look at the policy and useful details on migration to the new policy. What you will see in the Security Baselines nowWhat's Available in Version 23H2Some Notable SettingsMigrating from an older BaselineIf … Continue reading How to Change Intune Security Baseline Policy to Version 23H2?
Control Device Code Flow With Entra ID Conditional Access Policies
With the latest developments in Entra ID Protection space, Conditional Access Policies got a bit of a facelift with the Authentication Flow control feature. Still, in Preview, Device Code Flow and Authentication Transfer are the features introduced with the Authentication Flows. I want to cover the Authentication Transfer process in a different article so this … Continue reading Control Device Code Flow With Entra ID Conditional Access Policies
How a Synthetic Registration in Entra ID Can Protect the Devices ASAP with Defender for Endpoint?
One of the popular queries I have got by working with many customers for their Defender for Endpoint deployment projects is We need the Defender Security Policies to be assigned and working as soon as the device is onboarded to MDE.Having Onboarded to MDE, if and when Intune enrollment and Device Registration in Entra ID … Continue reading How a Synthetic Registration in Entra ID Can Protect the Devices ASAP with Defender for Endpoint?
From ConfigMgr to Fully Intune Managed in 2024. Let’s Make That a Reality
If you have Config Manager today and if you are thinking or planning on moving the devices and the workloads to Intune, this article is for you. If you are in that state today, chances are you have a stable (or near stable) method of managing the devices, patch updates, and GPOs. Moving the capabilities … Continue reading From ConfigMgr to Fully Intune Managed in 2024. Let’s Make That a Reality
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint – Passive Mode
Passive mode and EDR in block mode. It's fair to assume that if Defender is not the "Active" or the "Primary" AV on the computer, then that will be running in Passive mode. However, in the Defender world, it is one of the states where you can leave Defender running. However, that might not be … Continue reading Microsoft Defender for Endpoint – Passive Mode
Protected Actions in Azure AD
Update 18/06/2024 Protected Actions are out of Preview and have 17 actions as opposed to 7 actions that was there when it was in preview. ✅Available Protected Actions Update basic properties for Conditional Access policies Create Conditional Access policies Update allowed cloud endpoints of cross-tenant access policy Update Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration settings of the … Continue reading Protected Actions in Azure AD
Intune Remote Help – From Zero to Hero – 2026 Update
This is a comprehensive guide to Intune Remote Help. Hope you find this useful. Update 2026 : What's new?Remote Help BenefitsRemote Help License RequirementsNetwork Considerations - Updated Endpoints listConfigure Remote Help App in IntuneRemote Help Win32 App DeploymentFirewall Rules ConsiderationsRBAC - Assign Users to roleCreate a new RBAC Permission RoleCreate The Conditional Access Policy for … Continue reading Intune Remote Help – From Zero to Hero – 2026 Update
I’ve completed the MDE Ninja Training and it was great! (my thoughts and experience)
It took me sometime, but finally completed the MDE Ninja training. I got to know about this course from a local user group meetup and it hit me. This certificate is not a standard Microsoft certificate, but I would say more of an achievement celebration from Microsoft for the effort we put to learn the … Continue reading I’ve completed the MDE Ninja Training and it was great! (my thoughts and experience)
How to configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Advanced Features
In my previous article we saw how to enable roles and provide RBAC to specific groups. In this article I will explore on how to enable the advanced features in MDE so it will be on “God Mode” as I like to put it and start intergrate with other systems like Microsoft Endpoint Manager etc. … Continue reading How to configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Advanced Features
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