Microsoft has re-branded the Azure AD (Active Directory) service to now be Entra ID. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/07/11/microsoft-entra-expands-into-security-service-edge-and-azure-ad-becomes-microsoft-entra-id/ We are already seeing the new Entra branding show up in Azure Government with the…
Enterprise environments which handle DoD or highly sensitive information frequently have to deal with how to handle removable USB drives. To ensure you meet NIST 800-171 and CMMC for handling…
While working in AzureGov recently I was able to connect to a few AutoPilot interfaces in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager/Intune portal. AutoPilot allows organizations to effectively “PIN” or “LOCK” a…
While I have been using Azure for almost 10 years I have never gone through the process to get certified in Azure until this year. Starting in March 2023 I…
This is Part 1 of a multi-Part Post. Implementing a PKI into your Windows environment should not be taken lightly. If you fail to implement and secure it correctly it…
I will work to share some of the functional differences and minor issues between Azure Public and Azure Government features and functionality. Obviously there is the difference in endpoints and…
Getting your first Azure Government tenant for GCC-HIGH and IL4 operations isn’t as simple as signing up on line. You have to go through a number of approval steps with…
If you are manufacturing a physical ITAR item you also need to be able to support R&D, factory/manufacturing (forward logistics), failure analysis, various reliability testing, release, and support/return (reverse logistics)…
Over the last 3 years I was first the Individual Contributor then the people manager accountable to design, implement, secure and ensure compliance on the ITAR/CUI compliant infrastructure for the…