Ever since the release of Windows 2000, Active Directory has functioned as the primary authentication and access control mechanism for enterprise networks and key business-based systems, including ...

As the number of Microsoft Azure services and users expand, the need for a foundational, shared identity platform is clear. Microsoft is putting significant emphasis on Azure Active Directory (Azure ...

To bridge scattered Active Directory "forests," Microsoft is introducing a preview of a new "Cloud Provisioning" feature for the Azure Active Directory Connect service. Organizations typically might ...

This is not a new issue. I can remember teaching eager students 20 years ago about forest trust in Active Directory and all the options that were available for controlling which users had access to ...

Shops that want the benefits of Microsoft's Azure public cloud, but still want to maintain local control of authentication, will soon have a new option. Microsoft announced a preview of a new Azure ...

For organizations wanting to connect their applications to Azure Active Directory, Microsoft is rolling out a few new features in preview. According to an announcement last week, one preview aims to ...

Microsoft is warning customers of an “important” update to its Azure AD Connect service that could allow for an elevation of privilege attack against affected systems. Microsoft is warning customers ...

Microsoft today issued a security advisory to alert users to an improper default configuration in Azure AD Connect, which increases the number of "stealthy admins" on corporate networks and makes ...

A permissions flaw in Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect software could allow a rogue admin to escalate account privileges and gain unauthorized universal access within a company’s internal network. A ...