Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time talking about PIM (Privileged Identity Management). It’s a good way of making sure that administrative accounts only have they rights they actually need and when they need them. But let’s look at a diferent use case. Fred has just started his new job in accounting. Fred doesn’t„Identity Governance – Access Packages“ weiterlesen
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Defender – Identity Protection
What is something that all companies have in common? They need to protect their identities. And not just internal identities but external ones, as well. They need to know what changes have been made to important groups and accounts. Who made the changes and when? Are my key identities under attack? To be able to„Defender – Identity Protection“ weiterlesen
Azure Sentinel: Circle the Wagon
Remember those old Wild West movies? Whenever the trek of settlers was under attack, they would immediately circle the wagons. The same was true whenever the trek had to stop overnight. But why? Obviously, they felt protected within the circle. Attackers could easily be spotted and repelled. Can you spot the connection between Wild West„Azure Sentinel: Circle the Wagon“ weiterlesen
Azure PIM: Peace of Mind for IT Admins
The security landscape is changing and traditional security concepts need to be overhauled and renewed. There is an ongoing trend: moving away from network zones, firewalls and segmentation towards a more holistic approach. New ideas to reckon with are „Zero Trust“ and „Conditional Access“,. Simply put, this means that access is checked and verified every„Azure PIM: Peace of Mind for IT Admins“ weiterlesen
Artifical Intelligence – Practical Guide
It’s always fun to see IT trends and topics appearing in everyday newspapers, as is currently the case with Artificial Intelligence (AI). There are many wild theories and ideas to be found: Is AI a disruptive technology, meaning that it will eventually change the way we work and live? I think we can safely answer„Artifical Intelligence – Practical Guide“ weiterlesen
Brave New World
Azure / M365 are quickly becoming the central hub for all systems and applications in your company. Although both are often associated with Microsoft only, the solution goes way beyond a single brand and in reality it helps to securely integrate 3rd party apps and providers. About Passwords When we logon to our computers in„Brave New World“ weiterlesen
Buying Software – Major Mishaps
The article describes what can go wrong when buying corporate software and what no to do
Reninventing the Wheel
Talks about differences in Endpoint management, Active Directory vs Intune.
Schatten IT
Schatten IT. Das ist wenn Mitarbeitende anfangen eigene Lösungen aufzubauen weil ihre Anforderungen und Wünsche von der zentralen Informatik-Abteilung nicht erfüllt werden können. Ein Beispiel könnten sein, wenn ich anfange meine Daten in Dropbox auszulagern weil ich dann von überall darauf zugreifen kann und es keine Zugriffs-Limitationen gibt ausser vielleicht dem Limit meiner Kreditkarte. Das„Schatten IT“ weiterlesen
Zehn hartnäckige Cloud Mythen
Halloween ist bereits wieder vorbei aber nehmen wir doch diesen in der Neuzeit eher amerikanisch angehauchten Brauch als Anlass um über die hartnäckigsten Mythen im Zusammenhang mit der Cloud Nutzung zu sprechen. Einige davon sind tatsächlich gruselig! In meinem früheren Beitrag Gedanken zum Tausendsassa habe ich die Unterschiede zwischen PaaS,IaaS und SaaS erklärt. Eine Cloud„Zehn hartnäckige Cloud Mythen“ weiterlesen