Tag: Conditional Access | Andy Kemp Consulting

15 Oct 2026 15 min read

Understanding Traffic Forwarding and Advanced Diagnostics

Understand Global Secure Access forwarding profiles, investigate Tunnel and Bypass decisions, and test SharePoint and internet traffic with Windows Advanced Diagnostics.

GSA in Practice: The How, Not the Why · Part 2

Identity #Identity and Access Management #Identity

13 Oct 2026 23 min read

Deploying the Global Secure Access Client with Intune

Learn how to deploy the Microsoft Global Secure Access Windows client using Intune, configure a controlled pilot and verify traffic forwarding.

GSA in Practice: The How, Not the Why · Part 1

Identity #Identity and Access Management #Identity

28 Sept 2026 13 min read

Your Conditional Access Policy Says Require MFA. What Does That Actually Mean?

What does “Require MFA” in Conditional Access actually guarantee? A practical look at MFA, Authentication Strength, phishing-resistant authentication, passkeys, synced passkeys...

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Cyber Security

22 Sept 2026 17 min read

What I Learned Deploying Global Secure Access for Real

After ten posts exploring Microsoft Global Secure Access, it is time to step back from the configuration guides and architecture diagrams. These are the lessons I learned from d...

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 10

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

22 Sept 2026 19 min read

Global Secure Access and Privileged Access: An Architecture I Want to Test

What could Microsoft Global Secure Access add to a privileged-access architecture? This article explores a conceptual design combining Entra Private Access, application segmenta...

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 9

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

21 Sept 2026 17 min read

Designing Entra Private Access Properly: Don't Rebuild Your VPN in the Cloud

Microsoft Entra Private Access can replace traditional VPN access, but simply publishing broad private networks through Quick Access risks recreating the same access model in a...

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 8

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

16 Sept 2026 14 min read

Global Secure Access Alongside Your Existing Security Stack

Where Global Secure Access fits alongside Intune, Defender, Conditional Access and network controls, and how to separate useful overlap from policy duplication.

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 7

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

31 Aug 2026 23 min read

Migrating from a Traditional Secure Web Gateway to Global Secure Access

Migrating from a traditional Secure Web Gateway to Microsoft Global Secure Access is more than replacing one endpoint client with another. This article explores policy rationali...

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 6

Entra #Cyber Security #GSA

26 Aug 2026 15 min read

Entra Internet Access: Moving Web Security to the Identity Layer

Explore how Microsoft Entra Internet Access moves traditional Secure Web Gateway controls towards an identity-aware security model, combining web filtering, user and group polic...

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 5

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

25 Aug 2026 12 min read

Global Secure Access on Mobile Devices

Explore how Microsoft Global Secure Access extends identity-aware access to managed iOS, iPadOS and Android devices using Entra Internet Access and Entra Private Access.

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 4

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

24 Aug 2026 26 min read

Microsoft Global Secure Access on macOS: Extending Identity-Driven Access Beyond Windows

Explore how Microsoft Global Secure Access brings identity-driven Private Access, Internet Access and Microsoft traffic controls to managed macOS devices.

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 3

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

19 Aug 2026 26 min read

Replacing Traditional VPN Access with Microsoft Entra Private Access

Learn how Microsoft Entra Private Access replaces broad VPN connectivity with identity-driven, application-aware access to private resources.

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 2

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #GSA

18 Aug 2026 16 min read

Bringing Authentication Assurance Together

Bring Authentication Assurance together into a complete architecture, connecting Trust Levels, passkeys, FIDO2, Authentication Strengths, Conditional Access, TAP, privileged acc...

Authentication Assurance · Part 9

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

17 Aug 2026 13 min read

Building High-Assurance Administrative Accounts

Learn how to build high-assurance administrative identities by combining dedicated accounts, FIDO2 security keys, Authentication Strengths, Conditional Access, PAWs, PIM and sec...

Authentication Assurance · Part 8

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

13 Aug 2026 15 min read Updated 14 Aug 2026

Giving SaaS Applications a Fixed Egress IP with Microsoft Entra Private Access"

Use Microsoft Entra Private Access source IP anchoring to give IP-restricted SaaS applications a controlled and predictable public egress address.

Microsoft Global Secure Access · Part 1

Compliance & Governance #Cloud Security Strategy #Conditional Access

13 Aug 2026 21 min read

Temporary Access Pass and Secure Onboarding

Explore how Temporary Access Pass can securely bootstrap and recover passwordless authentication, and why single-use, multi-use, duration and identity verification all matter wh...

Authentication Assurance · Part 7

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

13 Aug 2026 11 min read

Authentication Strengths in Microsoft Entra

Learn how Microsoft Entra Authentication Strengths and Conditional Access can turn Authentication Assurance from an architectural principle into an enforceable security control.

Authentication Assurance · Part 6

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

13 Aug 2026 11 min read

Choosing the Right Authentication for Each Trust Level

Learn how to align authentication methods with identity Trust Levels, from dedicated FIDO2 security keys for critical administrators to device-bound and synced passkeys where ap...

Authentication Assurance · Part 5

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

11 Aug 2026 6 min read

Not All Passkeys Provide the Same Level of Assurance

Discover why phishing-resistant authentication doesn't automatically provide the same level of operational assurance, and how different passkey implementations influence privile...

Authentication Assurance · Part 4

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

11 Aug 2026 4 min read

Understanding Modern Passkeys

Learn what passkeys are, how they work and the differences between platform, roaming, synced and device-bound passkeys in modern authentication.

Authentication Assurance · Part 3

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

11 Aug 2026 4 min read

The Evolution of Authentication

Discover how authentication has evolved from passwords to phishing-resistant passkeys, and why understanding that journey is key to designing modern identity security.

Authentication Assurance · Part 2

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

11 Aug 2026 4 min read

Why Authentication Assurance Matters

Why modern identity security is about more than enabling MFA. Learn why authentication assurance should increase alongside the value and impact of the identities you're protecting.

Authentication Assurance · Part 1

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Consulting

8 Aug 2026 3 min read

Authentication Assurance – Introduction

An introduction to Authentication Assurance and why modern identity security is about more than simply enabling MFA or going passwordless.

Authentication Assurance

Cyber Security #Continuous Improvement #Entra ID

28 Jul 2026 10 min read

Passkeys: The Hardest Part Nobody Talks About

Passkeys are transforming authentication, but the technology is not the hardest part. Learn why onboarding, bootstrapping, Temporary Access Passes (TAPs), Conditional Access and...

Entra #Authentication Strategy #Conditional Access

20 Jul 2026 5 min read Updated 14 Aug 2026

Microsoft Global Secure Access: More Than Just a VPN Replacement?

Learn what Microsoft Global Secure Access is, how Private Access and Internet Access work, licensing requirements, and where GSA fits within a Zero Trust architecture

Microsoft Global Secure Access

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #Microsoft 365

13 May 2026 21 min read

Windows 365 for Secure Work: The Device Experience Nobody Talks About

Introduction Windows 365 promises a simple idea: a consistent, secure Windows experience delivered from the cloud, accessible from almost anywhere. In practice, the quality of t...

Microsoft #Cloud PC #Conditional Access

21 Nov 2025 15 min read Updated 6 Jan 2026

Applications – The Third Pillar of Zero Trust

Introduction In the first two posts of this Zero Trust series, we established that identity is the new perimeter and devices are the frontline of defence. By verifying every user…

Cyber Security #Conditional Access #Entra ID

12 Nov 2025 20 min read Updated 6 Jan 2026

Devices – The Second Pillar of Zero Trust

Introduction In the first post of this series, we explored how identity has become the new perimeter in a world where users, apps, and data are no longer confined to…

Cyber Security #App Protection Policies #BYOD

8 Jun 2025 9 min read

Deploying Azure Virtual Desktop – A Modular, Automated Approach

Introduction Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is Microsoft’s comprehensive Desktop-as-a-Service platform, enabling secure remote access to Windows desktops and apps from virtually an...

Automation #Azure Virtual Desktop #Azure

4 Apr 2025 7 min read

Mac OS connecting to Windows 365 and AVD

Introduction You may have seen from some of my posts on here and also on my YouTube channel I have been doing a lot about Windows 365 and AVD. You…

Azure Virtual Desktop #Azure Virtual Desktop #Conditional Access