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Identity eats security: How identity management is driving security

Protecting data and assets starts with the ability to identify with an acceptable level of certainty the people and devices requesting access to systems. Traditionally, identity has been established using … Continue reading Identity eats security: How identity management is driving security

The Best Cloud Storage and File Sharing Providers for Businesses in 2018

Every business needs reliable tools for managing its files. We test top business-oriented cloud storage and file sharing services that make it easy for businesses to share files internally or … Continue reading The Best Cloud Storage and File Sharing Providers for Businesses in 2018

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Fixing Common DNS Problems in Active Directory

Network and System Administrators who handle enterprise Active Directory Services know that it uses Domains to logically isolate a user or object group. A logically isolated group can be given … Continue reading Fixing Common DNS Problems in Active Directory

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Associated Risks of Using Active Directory

Active Directory (AD) is one of the most useful features introduced in Windows Server 2000. It is still in use today. According to this article, 95% of Fortune 500 companies … Continue reading Associated Risks of Using Active Directory

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Best Practices for Active Directory Maintenance

There is an inverse correlation between security and convenience. The more security layers, the lower the user experience. No security layers and you’re inviting extreme inconvenience. Security done wrong is … Continue reading Best Practices for Active Directory Maintenance

Effective User Life Cycle Management in Active Directory

Universally, user management is one of the frequently-performed tasks in Active Directory. And the challenges involved in it are quite common throughout the globe too notwithstanding the tools that Microsoft provides us, such as, PowerShell. Obviously, there is a huge rift between what Microsoft's user management tools (like ADUC) do and what administrators expect out of them. In this commercial whitepaper, Derek Melber (Active Directory MVP), talks about this gap and also points out how ManageEngine tools address the challenges involved in Active Directory user life cycle management.

Avoiding privilege abuse in Active Directory

It’s inevitable. You’ve given a number of individuals in your organization rights to run around in AD making changes as they see fit, with little oversight. It’s a situation that’s ripe for abuse. A user with admin rights can grant another permissions with little more than a group membership change, giving an unauthorized user access to commit data theft, or fraud. Too many users, with too many privileges… an no one watching to prevent abuse.

Access Management Best Practices

Access management success comes only with careful planning, strategic decision-making and innovative technology tools. While Avatier’s identity management software, delivers on the last of these elements, we’re also committed to helping you throughout the entire lifecycle of your project.

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