Free Active Directory management tools: Part 1 – Managing passwords

Passwords are the first line of cyberdefense, and an organization cannot afford to have weak passwords, poorly-configured password policies, or even worse, empty passwords. Discovering...

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5 pain points in Active Directory user account management and how to overcome them [E-book]

Active Directory (AD) is a crucial identity and access management (IAM) component for many enterprises as it enables the creation, maintenance, and use of digital...

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Smart Active Directory management from a smartphone

With IT admins working from home, like everyone else, routine challenges have increased, and especially when IT resources are not at one’s fingertips at all...

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Cleaning up inactive user accounts in Active Directory

When employees leave organizations, their user accounts often remain in Active Directory (AD) without gathering much attention. The passwords on these accounts remain unchanged when no longer in use, which could lead...

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Notify users about their random passwords via SMS

In a previous blog, we saw why generating random passwords is key to securing new user accounts for your Active Directory environment. But random passwords for new user accounts also need to...

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Onboarding and offboarding users in hybrid AD has never been easier

By 2020, Gartner predicts that 90 percent of organizations will adopt hybrid identity infrastructures. Hybrid Active Directory (AD) environments let you leverage the powerful on-premises AD while harnessing the...

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Secure newly created user accounts with random passwords

Whether creating a new user in Active Directory (AD) or resetting a password, there are times when administrators need to assign users a randomly-generated password....

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How to create bulk users in Active Directory using a CSV file

Dear admin, Please create Active Directory user accounts, cloud app accounts, home folders, mailboxes, and other requirements for the following new employees. Attached is the list of 100 new members....

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Simplify management and reporting of share and NTFS permissions

File servers are an essential component of every organization’s IT infrastructure. Any unintended permission changes on business-critical file servers can compromise data, causing hefty noncompliance...

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