How do we prove who (or what) we are when accessing accounts in the age of multiple cloud services? Passwords are "a nightmare," says John Craddock, longtime Microsoft MVP and IT infrastructure and security analyst with XTSeminars Ltd. Ahead of his HIP Europe Keynote session, Craddock chats with Sean about using Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) with relying parties to break the repetitious cycle of re-entering user IDs and passwords among siloed Identity Providers (IdPs).

What's the difference between on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory? Pretty much everything, particularly when it comes to security. In this week's episode, Sean Deuby and Doug Davis (Semperis Senior Product Manager) welcome John Savill, Microsoft Principal Cloud Solution Architect, for a lively discussion about the critical mind shift companies undergo when they first spin up Office 365, realize they now also have an Azure Active Directory account—and are wondering how to secure it. Tune in for some enlightening takeaways from Savill (also the creator of the YouTube channel "Onboard to Azure" with 65,000 subscribers) that will be especially useful for AD architects just getting started with Azure Active Directory. 

Tune in as Sean Deuby is joined by Guido Grillenmeier (Semperis Chief Technologist) to discuss the European debut of the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection conference, a virtual event on June 30 and July 1 that will feature headliners Tony Redmond and John Craddock, as well as Pam Dingle (Microsoft Directory of Identity Services), Jan de Clercq (Distinguished Technologist at HPE), and Alex Benoit (CEO of Dinext, Pi-sec GmbH).

Register for FREE to attend the virtual conference: https://bit.ly/2SM7Geo

To learn more about the HIP community, visit hipconf.com.

The attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server around the world by Hafnium have affected tens of thousands of organizations. In this session, Semperis Director of Services Sean Deuby talks with Alan Sugano, president of ADS Consulting Group, who has been on the front lines helping clients patch and recover from the attack. Alan provides practical, step-by-step instructions for using the Microsoft Safety Scanner to look for Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and patch systems. Key takeaway: Traditional anti-virus programs will NOT uncover this malware.

Resources:

Safety Scanner for Microsoft

Purple Knight

TRUSEC Blog

Huntress Blog

Sean is joined by Alexandra Weaver (Semperis Solutions Architect) to discuss Active Directory forest recovery in the context of a comprehensive Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy, including how to identify gaps in the plan. For example, do you have a tested plan in place to bring systems online when no DC is available? Listen in for tips on how to cover common AD recovery gaps.

Are passwords dead? In this session, Sean Deuby and Doug Davis (Semperis, Senior Product Manager) discuss Microsoft's recent announcements at Ignite about passwordless authentication, a new concept called Temporary Access Pass, increased integration of Hello for Business provisioning, and other initiatives Microsoft is pursuing to shore up security of its products in the wake of proliferating cyberattacks that target authentication services.

Sean is joined by Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, Roelf Zomerman, to discuss the user benefits of having both on-premises + cloud apps in one portal and the different ways you can integrate your legacy on-premises applications with identity services such as Azure AD and Okta.

Hosted by 15-time Microsoft MVP Sean Deuby.

For more from Roelf, watch his session from the Hybrid Identity Protection conference: http://bit.ly/3e6gEeW.

Looking towards tomorrow’s best identity security practices based on the evolving landscape of today, this panel discussion dives into identity access management, securing remote workforces, changes in authorization, and beyond.

Featuring:

- Julie Smith, Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA)

- Siddharth Bhai, Director of Product Management, Splunk Cloud

- Gil Kirkpatrick, Chief Architect at Semperis

- Sean Deuby, Host of the HIP Podcast and Director of Services at Semperis

— This audio is from our final panel from the 2020 Hybrid Identity Protection Conference. Watch all sessions from HIP 2020 at hipconf.com