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Identity and access management

This series explores best practices for identity and access management to help you manage and protect all your users and data.

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How user experience is shaping verifiable credentials and identity

Since 2017, Microsoft has been working with the identity community on two groundbreaking technologies designed from the ground up to make digital privacy convenient and practical: decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials. We believe verifiable credentials will revolutionize the way we exchange personal information, shifting ownership and control of identity and personal data back to individuals.
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How one data scientist is pioneering techniques to detect security threats

Data science is an increasingly popular field of study that’s relevant to every industry. When Maria Puertas Calvo was a student, she never imagined that one day she would pioneer data science techniques to detect security threats.
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Identity at Microsoft Ignite: Strengthening Zero Trust defenses in the era of hybrid work

Learn more about the latest Azure Active Directory innovations that will allow you deliver a secure and seamless experience to your users and help you stay prepared for whatever comes next.
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Identity governance: The power of “Why not?”

Innovation requires the courage to take risks and the leadership skills to show others that risks are worth taking. That’s why I love working with people like Joe Dadzie, a partner group program manager in identity governance. Joe has a long history of championing disruptive technology breakthroughs and delivering for our customers. He’s never shied away from pushing boundaries or…
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A breakthrough year for passwordless technology

Learn how Microsoft and its partners are advancing IAM through secure passwordless access.
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Microsoft Azure Active Directory again a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management

Howdy folks, I’m proud to announce that for the fourth year in a row, Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) has been recognized as a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide. Earlier this year, my boss, Joy Chik, CVP of Identity Engineering shared Microsoft’s guiding principles of our identity and access management…
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Announcing the Zero Trust Deployment Center

Organizations have been digitally transforming at warp speed in response to the way businesses operate and how people work. As a result, digital security teams have been under immense pressure to ensure their environments are resilient and secure. Many have turned to a Zero Trust security model to simplify the security challenges from this transformation and the shift to remote…
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Microsoft announces cloud innovation to simplify security, compliance, and identity

Simplifying security, compliance, and identity: Announcing Microsoft Defender, enhancements to Data Loss Prevention, and decentralized identity pilots
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Identity at Microsoft Ignite: Rising to the challenges of secure remote access and employee productivity

Keeping your users secure, wherever they are, has been our collective priority. Identity remains the heartbeat of all the services your users rely on.
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How do I implement a Zero Trust security model for my Microsoft remote workforce?

A Zero Trust strategy grounded in digital empathy will allow you to better protect your mobile workforce.
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New Forrester study shows customers who deploy Microsoft Azure AD benefit from 123% ROI.

Results from a Forrester TEI study show that customers who secure apps with Microsoft Azure Active Directory can improve user productivity, reduce costs, and gain IT efficiencies to generate a 123 percent ROI.
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Guiding principles of our identity strategy: staying ahead of evolving customer needs

A global pandemic made remote access essential and forced many of professionals to accelerate their digital transformation plans.
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