Tag: Identity and Access Management

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

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 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 7 min read

From a Blog Series to a Book – The Unexpected Journey of The Privileged Path

What started as a handful of blog posts became one of the biggest professional challenges I've ever undertaken. This is the story behind The Privileged Path—why I wrote it, what...

Privileged Identity #Identity #Identity and Access Management

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

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

10 Apr 2026 2 min read

Microsoft 365 Tenant Audit – Sample Enterprise Report

Most Microsoft 365 tenants don’t lack tools, they lack visibility. This sample enterprise audit report shows how to uncover risk, simplify access, and gain a clear, structured v...

Consulting #Consulting #Identity and Access Management