Tag: Entra ID | Andy Kemp Consulting

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

6 Aug 2026 5 min read

Physical Privileged Access Workstations

Discover why dedicated physical Privileged Access Workstations remain the highest assurance option for protecting privileged identities and securing administrative environments.

Privileged Access Workstations · Part 3

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #Entra ID

4 Aug 2026 4 min read

Privileged Access Workstations: Introduction

An introduction to Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs), why they matter, and how they fit into a modern privileged identity strategy using Microsoft Entra.

Privileged Access Workstations

Cyber Security #Continuous Improvement #Cyber Security

29 Jul 2026 5 min read

From Tier 0 to Trust Levels: Rethinking Privileged Access for the Cloud Era

Traditional administrative tiering was built for an infrastructure-centric world. As organisations move to cloud-native identities, Zero Trust and passwordless authentication, t...

Cyber Security #Cyber Security #Enterprise IT

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

1 Jun 2026 7 min read

Windows Hello for Business Is More Than a Login Method

Explore Windows Hello for Business as a phishing-resistant authenticator, and why onboarding, recovery and lifecycle management matter as much as passkeys.

Consulting #Authentication Strategy #Entra ID

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

31 Oct 2025 12 min read Updated 6 Jan 2026

Identity: The New Perimeter in Zero Trust

Welcome to the first deep dive in my Zero Trust blog series. If you’ve read the series introduction, you’ll know that Zero Trust isn’t a single product or a quick…

Azure #Entra ID #Microsoft

11 Aug 2025 6 min read

Automate Your Elgato Key Light Air with Microsoft Teams Presence

Introduction If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably joined a video call only to realise your lighting isn’t quite right. I use an Elgato Key Light Air, and I wanted…

Automation #Azure #Elgato Keylight Air

15 Jul 2025 10 min read Updated 17 Jul 2025

Secure Dynamic DNS Updates to Azure with AzureDNSSync

Introduction Like many home users, my broadband connection comes with a dynamically assigned public IP address. This means that my IP can change at any time sometimes without no...

Automation #Ubuntu #azure-automation

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

9 May 2025 5 min read

Using Cloud PKI with Always On VPN

Using Microsoft Cloud PKI With Always On VPN Introduction I have been playing around with Always On VPN recently. Using it with Domain, Hybrid and Entra Joined devices. As you…

Intune #Entra ID #Intune

23 Mar 2025 6 min read

Virtual PAW – Part 4 – Completing the basic setup

So this is part 4 of my multi part series on my journey with Bicep and ARM Templates and deploying AVD as a PAW.. Introduction In this part I’ll go…

Azure #Azure #Entra ID

27 Feb 2025 7 min read

Virtual PAW – Part 3 – Deploying the session hosts

So this is the 3rd part of a multi part series on my journey with Bicep and ARM Templates and deploying AVD as a PAW.. Introduction Welcome to the 3rd…

Azure #Azure #Entra ID

14 Feb 2025 7 min read Updated 18 Feb 2025

Virtual PAW – Part 1 – A high level overview

I have decided to create this as a multi part post to hopefully make it easier to understand. Introduction So Following on from my last post I thought I’d share…

Azure #Azure #Azure Virtual Desktop

5 Feb 2025 6 min read

Why use a PAW?

Introduction Following on from my previous post I have been asked why I use a PAW for my own tenant, and or why not just use a conditional access policy…

Azure #Entra ID #Microsoft

15 Jan 2025 3 min read

Securing my privileged access with AVD

I’m trying to “lead by example” (I use that term loosely), when it comes to privileged access. A bit of background For a long time my regular Microsoft 365 account…

Azure #Azure Virtual Desktop #Azure

24 May 2024 3 min read

Creating Multiple Security Groups in Microsoft Entra

I was recently asked if there was a quick way to create 180 plus Security Groups in Microsoft Entra. I used to do a lot of PowerShell Scripting but not…

Microsoft #Entra ID #Microsoft