Data breaches are a nightmare for an organization. Not only do they impact a company’s reputation, but they often end up costing huge sums of money. IBM...
Password sync in hybrid Active Directory
On any given day, employees toggle between multiple business-critical applications, both on-premises and cloud-based, requiring them to remember different passwords. This often leads to password fatigue and, subsequently, a...
How to make password management more secure and efficient
Among the various tasks that IT administrators carry out on a daily basis, password management takes center stage. Gartner estimates that about a third of help desk calls are...
Managing updates to local cached credentials for remote users in a hybrid Active Directory environment
Among the many issues remote users face, forgotten passwords can be a significant roadblock to productivity, as they require help from an administrator. When a user logs...
2FA based on OU/group membership in hybrid Active Directory
In a previous blog, we saw how two-factor authentication (2FA) secures access to cloud apps in hybrid AD. 2FA adds an extra level of security...
Three critical password management blunders that hackers regularly exploit and best practices to replace them
IT teams often shoulder a number of important security-related responsibilities. It’s essentially up to them to ensure organizations’ networks are secure. For most organizations, comprehensive password...
Complying with NIST password guidelines
Passwords are the most widely used form of authentication across the globe and serve as the first line of defense to critical systems, applications, and data....
Bringing SSO to hybrid Active Directory
As enterprises transition to a hybrid Active Directory (AD) environment, it’s important that they address identity management challenges. For example, employees often struggle to remember a different password for each...