Active Directory

EQS-News: USU Offers Starter Pack for Professional IT Service Management

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Implementing and operating a robust IT Service Management (ITSM) system doesn't have to be lengthy or expensive.

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  • Implementing and operating a robust IT Service Management (ITSM) system doesn't have to be lengthy or expensive.
  • USU is now offering the ITSM Starter Pack for a swift entry into professional IT Service Management.
  • The starter pack includes consultation and training, along with the setup of USU Service Management with modules for Incident & Service Request, Ticketing, User Management, and an Interface Tool within a SaaS environment, all at an attractive fixed price.
  • A pragmatic, step-by-step approach, starting with an ITSM starter package, enables quick wins and lays the foundation for a digital future," emphasizes Achim Rudolph, Senior Vice President of USU.

JumpCloud Now Available on Google Cloud Marketplace

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JumpCloud Inc. today announced its open directory platform is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace .

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  • LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JumpCloud Inc. today announced its open directory platform is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace .
  • Customers and Google Cloud partners can quickly discover, purchase, and implement JumpCloud for seamless user access to Google Cloud resources and secure management of Google Workspace identities.
  • “Bringing JumpCloud to Google Cloud Marketplace will help customers quickly deploy, manage, and grow the open directory platform on Google Cloud's trusted, global infrastructure," said Dai Vu, managing director, Marketplace & ISV GTM Programs at Google Cloud.
  • “Google Cloud Marketplace availability makes it even easier for organizations to move completely to the cloud, ridding themselves of on-premises Active Directory and device management infrastructure.

New Strata Cookbook and Identity Orchestration Recipes Automate Microsoft Active Directory Modernization and Coexistence with Microsoft Entra ID

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Strata Identity , the Identity Orchestration company, today announced a new Microsoft Identity Cookbook, which includes several Orchestration Recipes that manage the complex identity relationships and processes for moving Windows applications from Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to cloud-based Microsoft Entra ID and extending Microsoft Entra ID to on-premises legacy Windows apps that do not support modern cloud identity protocols.

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  • Strata Identity , the Identity Orchestration company, today announced a new Microsoft Identity Cookbook, which includes several Orchestration Recipes that manage the complex identity relationships and processes for moving Windows applications from Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to cloud-based Microsoft Entra ID and extending Microsoft Entra ID to on-premises legacy Windows apps that do not support modern cloud identity protocols.
  • Working with Strata’s Maverics Identity Orchestration platform, these identity orchestration recipes enable organizations to securely move authentication from Microsoft AD to Microsoft Entra ID and/or support the coexistence of AD and Entra ID indefinitely.
  • These new orchestration recipes and additional resources addressing Microsoft AD and Microsoft Entra ID application modernization challenges are available on the Strata Microsoft Cookbook page .
  • Modernizing application authentication away from Microsoft AD to Microsoft Entra ID, or extending Entra ID to on-premises apps requires extensive, expensive, and time-consuming rewrites.

Zilla Security Launches Zilla PO Box, Extending the Power of Identity Governance to Hybrid and On-Premises Environments

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

BOSTON, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zilla Security, a leading provider of identity security solutions for the enterprise, today launched Zilla PO Box™, a next-generation security solution that extends the power of identity governance to hybrid and on-premises systems.

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  • BOSTON, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zilla Security , a leading provider of identity security solutions for the enterprise, today launched Zilla PO Box™, a next-generation security solution that extends the power of identity governance to hybrid and on-premises systems.
  • Zilla PO Box adds to Zilla Security's expanding portfolio of integrations that includes API integrations, CSV file support, and ZUS™ (Zilla Universal Sync).
  • Zilla PO Box is deployed as a container and extends into customer environments to support on-premises databases, directories, legacy applications, and more.
  • "Zilla PO Box marks a significant milestone in our mission to enhance identity security for enterprises.

Silverfort Research Finds Two-Thirds of Businesses Sync On-prem Passwords to Cloud Environments, Opening their Cloud to Cyberattack

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel & BOSTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Silverfort, the Unified Identity Protection Company, unveiled its Identity Underground report, highlighting the frequency of identity security gaps that lead to successful attacks on organizations across every industry and region. Fueled by Silverfort's proprietary data, the report is the first of its kind, focusing on identity as an attack vector and offering insights into the Identity Threat Exposures (ITEs) that pave the way for cyberattacks. The data, analysis, and insights help identity and security teams benchmark their security programs, empowering them to make informed decisions on where to invest in identity security. 

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  • The standout – and alarming – finding is that two out of every three businesses (67%) routinely synchronize most of their users' passwords from their on-premises directories to their cloud counterparts.
  • The Alphv BlackCat ransomware group is known to use Active Directory as a stepping stone to compromise cloud identity providers.
  • Over the past decade, there has been a rush to migrate to the cloud – and for a good reason.
  • "But we need to know how common each identity security gap is so we can start methodically fixing them.

Silverfort Research Finds Two-Thirds of Businesses Sync On-prem Passwords to Cloud Environments, Opening their Cloud to Cyberattack

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel & BOSTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Silverfort, the Unified Identity Protection Company, unveiled its Identity Underground report, highlighting the frequency of identity security gaps that lead to successful attacks on organizations across every industry and region. Fueled by Silverfort's proprietary data, the report is the first of its kind, focusing on identity as an attack vector and offering insights into the Identity Threat Exposures (ITEs) that pave the way for cyberattacks. The data, analysis, and insights help identity and security teams benchmark their security programs, empowering them to make informed decisions on where to invest in identity security. 

Key Points: 
  • The standout – and alarming – finding is that two out of every three businesses (67%) routinely synchronize most of their users' passwords from their on-premises directories to their cloud counterparts.
  • The Alphv BlackCat ransomware group is known to use Active Directory as a stepping stone to compromise cloud identity providers.
  • Over the past decade, there has been a rush to migrate to the cloud – and for a good reason.
  • "But we need to know how common each identity security gap is so we can start methodically fixing them.

Alcor Announces the New Release of AccessFlow, an Enterprise Identity and Access Management Solution

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

It is an automated, self-service enterprise identity and access management (IAM) product, natively built and certified on the ServiceNow® platform.

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  • It is an automated, self-service enterprise identity and access management (IAM) product, natively built and certified on the ServiceNow® platform.
  • Alcor's IAM product reinvents the Enterprise Identity and Access Management for modern businesses.
  • Combining Access Management (AM) and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities seamlessly, it provides an all-in-one solution for modern businesses.
  • The latest AccessFlow release marks a significant milestone in optimizing enterprise access management and identity governance for modern businesses seeking cloud-native and self-service solutions.

Cayosoft Secures $22.5 Million to Make Instant Active Directory Recovery an Industry Standard

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

The funds will enable the company to bring its patent-pending, instant Active Directory (AD) forest recovery, management and governance solutions to a wider audience, including international expansion.

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  • The funds will enable the company to bring its patent-pending, instant Active Directory (AD) forest recovery, management and governance solutions to a wider audience, including international expansion.
  • Today, over 90% of organizations rely on Active Directory to run their daily operations.
  • In response, Cayosoft has developed patent-pending technology, enabling businesses to instantly recover their Active Directory forests in seconds to minutes.
  • “With investment to fuel growth, we can turn attention to modernizing Active Directory management, monitoring, and recovery.

SpecterOps Brings Attack Path Management to Government Agencies to Help Reduce Risks Associated with Secure Identity Management

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

BHE is an Attack Path Management (APM) security solution for defending Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD/Entra ID.

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  • BHE is an Attack Path Management (APM) security solution for defending Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD/Entra ID.
  • SpecterOps is in the final stages of FedRAMP certification and BHE will soon be FedRAMP HIGH compliant.
  • “BHE provides the critical Attack Path Management capability that is sorely needed in the public sector.
  • BHE with FedRAMP meets the high security and compliance standards of the federal government and allows for faster adoption by government agencies seeking to secure their AD or Azure AD/Entra ID environments.

SpecterOps Launches Partner Program to Bring Industry-First Attack Path Management Solution to the Channel

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

SpecterOps , a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced the launch of their channel partner program.

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  • SpecterOps , a provider of adversary-focused cybersecurity solutions born out of unique insights of advanced threat actor tradecraft, today announced the launch of their channel partner program.
  • All SpecterOps security products and services will be available to channel partners including BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the security industry’s first Attack Path Management (APM) platform for controlling the serious risk of Attack Paths in Active Directory and Azure AD/Entra ID.
  • SpecterOps’ security assessments, red team program development services, and their Adversary Tactics training courses will also be available via the channel.
  • “We see the benefits and value in our early stage partnership with SpecterOps,” said Courtney Colla, Director of Sales at LiquidPC.