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Organizations worldwide are making the transition to cloud-based network solutions. To ease the transition, Microsoft created Entra to aid clients in moving their directories from on-premise Active Directory (AD) to the cloud. However, Entra is limited compared to AD in ... Read More
A Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is an 802.1x network security solution that uses public-private key cryptography to authenticate users for online resources. PKIs can be configured to authenticate for Wi-Fi, web applications, VPN, desktop logon, and much more. However, setting ... Read More
Organizations want different technologies to work well together and integrate smoothly so they can be used more efficiently. The combination of Microsoft Azure and Network Policy Server (NPS) frequently generates interest and confusion simultaneously. While both are effective tools in ... Read More
Organizations that leverage Microsoft Active Directory (AD) often want to connect their core user identities to their Wi-Fi network. The goal is to enable users to authenticate uniquely to the network in order to increase security. The best practice for ... Read More
The transition from on-premise Active Directory (AD) to cloud-based Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) can be tricky, leaving Azure admins searching for an easy way to migrate. Unlike AD, there isn’t a straightforward solution for deploying 802.1x authentication on Azure ... Read More
SecureW2 has developed two solutions that offer major functionality upgrades to Windows Hello for Business: A Yubikey Management Solution that allows you to use your Azure AD or AD directory for Yubikey authentication to Windows Hello for Business. A more ... Read More
We are living in an age where basically every person has an online footprint, whether it be for entertainment or to conduct business. Since millions of people are taking their businesses online, that means a lot of private data is ... Read More
With the introduction of Azure AD CBA, Microsoft has taken steps to move past using passwords - and your organization can, too.
Microsoft has many policy management tools to secure client devices in an organizational environment. Microsoft Group Policy and Intune Profiles are commonly used solutions in different environments, catering to different devices. While Group Policy works for devices in a Windows ... Read More
Microsoft Network Policy Server (NPS) is Microsoft’s AAA RADIUS server. It authorizes and authenticates users and devices for network connections. NPS is an on-premise RADIUS server and uses the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) for 802.1X authentication. Being an on-premise ... Read More
Intune's device compliance attribute is a powerful tool for managing the devices on your network. Here's how you can turn it into a robust network policy with SecureW2.
Do you know what facilitated back-office IT functions for any business twenty years ago? It was Active Directory, Microsoft’s user directory system. Because Active Directory simplified the task for organizations to manage their resources from a single console, offices everywhere used ... Read More