Finding Conditional Access Gaps

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Find gaps in your Conditional Access policies using some built-in workbooks.

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The modern security locality extends beyond an organization's physical perimeter, covering user and device identity.

Azure AD Conditional Access makes access control decisions based on gathered identity-driven signals.
CA is Microsoft's Zero Trust policy engine, taking signals from various sources and enforcing policy decisions.
CA policies are essentially if-then statements. For instance, if a user wants to access Microsoft 365, they must perform multifactor authentication.

Admin goals include empowering user productivity while preserving the organization's assets.
The right access controls maintain the organization's security and are enforced after the first-factor authentication through CA policies.

However, CA is not designed to be the first line of defense in scenarios such as DoS attacks, though signals from such events may impact access decisions.
CA takes signals from various sources when making access decisions, aggregating them as the Zero Trust policy engine.

These signals can include User or group membership, IP Location information, and specific Device Users.

Deep-Dive into Conditional Access

Conditional Access is Microsoft's native system for security and access control. By employing identity-driven data, it provides holistic security solutions beyond the conventional network perimeters.
A crucial aspect of CA is its ability to serve as the Zero Trust policy engine, bringing together different signals to deliver informed policy decisions.
It emphasizes empowering user productivity regardless of location and time, while also striving to protect organizational assets.
With fine-grained controls, administrators can tailor access policies, leveraging various indicators such as user and group memberships, IP location, and device specifics.

Learn about Finding Conditional Access Gaps

Finding Conditional Access Gaps is an important task for any organization that wants to protect their assets and empower their users to be productive. Microsoft Azure AD Conditional Access is a Zero Trust policy engine that takes signals from various sources, including user and device identity, IP location, and membership in groups or policies, to make access control decisions. With Conditional Access, administrators can create if-then statements that allow users to access resources only after they complete certain actions, such as performing multifactor authentication. Using Conditional Access policies, administrators can apply the right access controls to keep their organization secure. It is important to note that Conditional Access is not the first line of defense against threats such as denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, but it can use signals from those events to determine access.

To find gaps in Conditional Access policies, administrators can use built-in workbooks to analyze the coverage and analyze gaps in protection. These workbooks and templates help administrators deploy new policies gradually, and require specific logs to ensure that access is secure. It is essential for administrators to understand how Conditional Access works and how to use the tools available to ensure their organization is properly protected.

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"Conditional Access Gaps", "Zero Trust Policy", "Identity-Driven Signals", "IP Location Information", "Device Platforms"

Finding Conditional Access Gaps

Find gaps in your Conditional Access policies using some built-in workbooks.

Deep-Dive into Conditional Access

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