Save post Sign in to save this post 6 Aug 2026 5 min read Building a Modern Privileged Access Strategy Learn how to build a modern privileged access strategy by combining Trust Levels, Privileged Access Workstations, phishing-resistant authentication, Conditional Access, PIM and... Privileged Access Workstations · Part 8 Cyber Security Entra Microsoft 365 Security Privileged Access Privileged Identity Security Strategy Zero Trust #Cloud Security Strategy #Cyber Security #Endpoint Security #PAW #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 6 Aug 2026 5 min read Hardening a Modern Privileged Access Workstation Learn how to harden a modern Privileged Access Workstation using Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender, Conditional Access, PIM and Windows security features to build a trusted a... Privileged Access Workstations · Part 6 Cyber Security Entra Microsoft 365 Security Privileged Access Privileged Identity Security Strategy Zero Trust #Cyber Security #Endpoint Security #Intune #Microsoft Entra #PAW #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 6 Aug 2026 6 min read Virtual Privileged Access Workstations Explore how Virtual Privileged Access Workstations (vPAWs) provide a secure and practical alternative to physical PAWs by balancing administrative assurance with operational fle... Privileged Access Workstations · Part 4 Cyber Security Entra Intune Microsoft 365 Security Privileged Access Privileged Identity Zero Trust #Cloud Security Strategy #Cyber Security #PAW #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Entra Microsoft 365 Security Privileged Access Privileged Identity Zero Trust #Cyber Security #Entra ID #Microsoft Entra #PAW #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 5 Aug 2026 5 min read When Do You Need a Privileged Access Workstation? Discover when a Privileged Access Workstation is justified, how to assess administrative risk, and why workstation assurance should reflect the level of trust placed in an ident... Privileged Access Workstations · Part 2 Cyber Security Entra Privileged Access Privileged Identity Security Strategy Zero Trust #Cyber Security #Endpoint Security #PAW #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Security #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 4 Aug 2026 7 min read What is a Privileged Access Workstation Discover what a Privileged Access Workstation (PAW) is, why it matters, and how it strengthens privileged identity security by protecting the administrative trust boundary. Privileged Access Workstations · Part 1 Cyber Security Entra Microsoft 365 Security Privileged Access Privileged Identity Zero Trust #PAW #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Entra Privileged Access Privileged Identity Security Strategy #Cyber Security #Enterprise IT #Entra ID #Microsoft Entra #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Cyber Security Entra Microsoft Passwordless Privileged Access Privileged Identity Zero Trust #Entra ID #Microsoft #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Zero Trust
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Virtual Desktop Entra Microsoft Microsoft Graph PowerShell Privileged Access Privileged Identity Scripting Uncategorized Virtual #Azure #Entra ID #Hosting #Microsoft #Microsoft Graph #PowerShell #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Virtual
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Virtual Desktop Entra Microsoft PowerShell Privileged Access Privileged Identity Scripting Virtual #Azure #Entra ID #Microsoft #PowerShell #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Virtual
Save post Sign in to save this post 18 Feb 2025 6 min read Virtual PAW – Part 2 – Core Components So this is the 2nd part of a multi part series on my journey with Bicep and ARM Templates and deploying AVD as a PAW. Part One was the high… Azure Azure Virtual Desktop Microsoft Privileged Access Privileged Identity Scripting Uncategorized Virtual #Azure #Microsoft #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Virtual
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Virtual Desktop Entra Microsoft Privileged Access Privileged Identity Scripting Uncategorized Virtual #Azure #Azure Virtual Desktop #Entra ID #Microsoft #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Virtual
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Azure Virtual Desktop Entra Microsoft Microsoft Graph Privileged Access Virtual #Entra ID #Microsoft #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Virtual
Save post Sign in to save this post 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 Entra Microsoft Privileged Access Privileged Identity Virtual #AVD #Azure #Entra ID #Microsoft #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity #Virtual
Save post Sign in to save this post 2 Jul 2024 7 min read Privileged Identity Management and Access Tiers Introduction I’ve been working with a customer recently assisting with sorting out their privileged access and assisting them with their adoption of PIM (Privileged Identity Man... Entra Microsoft Privileged Access Privileged Identity #Microsoft #Microsoft Entra #Privileged Access #Privileged Identity