Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast

In this episode, Sean is joined by Doug Davis (Semperis Senior Product Manager) and Rod Trent (Microsoft Security Cloud Solution Architect and Global Azure Sentinel SME) for a deep dive on Azure Sentinel, the Microsoft cloud-native security information and event manager (SIEM). Sentinel is used to monitor and analyze a variety of environments: Listen in for tips on how Sentinel can help strengthen...

The role of the identity team in an organization has evolved over time, becoming a central component of the security infrastructure in the era of Zero Trust. But have organizations' security team structures evolved to recognize this shift? In this session, Sean Deuby, Semperis Director of Services, is joined by Jim Doggett, Semperis CISO, and a longtime expert in information security as well as ri...

The attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server around the world by Hafnium have affected tens of thousands of organizations. In this session, Semperis Director of Services Sean Deuby talks with Alan Sugano, president of ADS Consulting Group, who has been on the front lines helping clients patch and recover from the attack. Alan provides practical, step-by-step instructions for using the Microsoft Safety...

Sean is joined by Alexandra Weaver (Semperis Solutions Architect) to discuss Active Directory forest recovery in the context of a comprehensive Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy, including how to identify gaps in the plan. For example, do you have a tested plan in place to bring systems online when no DC is available? Listen in for tips on how to cover common AD recovery ga...

Are passwords dead? In this session, Sean Deuby and Doug Davis (Semperis, Senior Product Manager) discuss Microsoft's recent announcements at Ignite about passwordless authentication, a new concept called Temporary Access Pass, increased integration of Hello for Business provisioning, and other initiatives Microsoft is pursuing to shore up security of its products in the wake of proliferating cybe...

Sean is joined by Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, Roelf Zomerman, to discuss the user benefits of having both on-premises + cloud apps in one portal and the different ways you can integrate your legacy on-premises applications with identity services such as Azure AD and Okta. Hosted by 15-time Microsoft MVP Sean Deuby. For more from Roelf, watch his session from the Hybrid Identity P...

Looking towards tomorrow’s best identity security practices based on the evolving landscape of today, this panel discussion dives into identity access management, securing remote workforces, changes in authorization, and beyond. Featuring: - Julie Smith , Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) - Siddharth Bhai , Director of Product Management, Splunk Cloud - Gil Kirkpa...

Flashback with us to the Hacking Identity panel from the third-annual HIP Conference, as guest host David Raviv (founder of the New York Information Security Meetup) is joined by one of the world’s foremost experts on counter threat intelligence, Chris Roberts and Fortigi co-founder and security consultant, Wim van den Heijkant. They'll discuss everything from the changes to identity with the mass...

What does efficient hybrid identity protection look like? Are you under the impression that your organization is too large to go passwordless? In this live session from our annual HIP Conference, the panelists share their individual experiences with methods for managing identities among varying IT infrastructures. Watch: http://bit.ly/2N1qVxz Featuring: Brian Desmond, Principal, Ravenswood Technol...

While companies face the advent of widespread ransomware attacks, they must be well prepared with readied crisis management planning. A cybersecurity solutions visionary, a technical evangelist, and a few Microsoft MVP's join forces in this episode to discuss that and more. “IT teams and security teams pride themselves in being able to prevent attacks, but more and more you’re seeing a company’s a...

Pamela Dingle, Microsoft Director of Identity Standards and founding member of Women in Identity, joins Sean for an overview of why identity standards are so important, why you should care, and what we’ll be seeing in the future.  Host: Sean Deuby @shorinsean Guest: Pamela Dingle - Director of Identity Standards, Microsoft @pamelarosiedee

Days before the third annual Hybrid Identity Protection conference commences, some of the original figures from the former DEC (Directory Experts Conference) series join Sean to reminisce on how the HIP series was born, flashback to their favorite conference memories, and recap why they kept coming back to the community that lives on at these events.  Our Guests: - Gil Kirkpatrick, DEC creato...

In a recent report from Identity Defined Security Alliance, 79% of enterprises surveyed suffered an identity breach in the past two years. For episode 11, Executive Director for the IDSA, Julie Smith, joins us with special guest, Gil Kirkpatrick (16-time Microsoft MVP and Chief Architect at Semperis). They discuss zero-trust model initiatives, the NIST Framework, and the call for organizations to...

In this week's episode, we have Dominic Vogel, the Founder & Chief Strategist at CyberSC, walking through the mistakes and cybersecurity misconceptions of small to mid-size businesses. The prevalence of attacks today means SMBs are more vulnerable to become targets or caught in the crossfire. Dominic and Sean cover everything from the most common security mistakes made at the small to mid-size...

In Episode 9, Jorge de Almeida Pinto talks with Sean about all things Azure AD Connect, your link between Active Directory and Azure AD. Azure AD Connect is Microsoft's identity synchronization mechanism between on-premises Active Directory and in-the-cloud Azure Active Directory. This makes it a critical piece of your hybrid infrastructure. Join us to learn about its features, how...

The rapid shift in priorities among today’s enterprises is leaving security professionals applying these zero trust— “trust no-one, verify everything”— principles to existing on-premises networks. In this episode, Sean’s talking with Hed Kovetz, Silverfort CEO and Co-Founder. They discuss not only what “zero trust network” means, but the risk in a perimeterless era of allowing users on untrusted d...

Nothing is as permanent in IT as a temporary solution. Sander Berkouwer, 11-time Microsoft MVP and CTO of SCCT, joins Sean on the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast to discuss the "new normal," dynamics of Azure AD B2B, and what cutting corners in the world of identity access can bring about for administrators.

Continuous learning when it comes to being an AD Admin is a requirement as they’re tasked with adapting to maintain relevancy. Mike Kanakos (Senior Systems Engineer in IAM at Align Systems), discusses his path to automating tasks and tips for becoming less dependent on the GUI for Active Directory management, including the 5 Core AD Management PowerShell Cmdlets.

When the forecasting and planning for 2020 couldn’t call for what was in store, Microsoft became tasked with quickly catch up to the demand necessary for the new reality users faced. Expert Microsoft strategist and “Windows Weekly” podcast host, Mary Jo Foley, joins Sean to discuss just how Microsoft had to come to grips with the increased infrastructure load courtesy of COVID.

Today’s guest on The HIP Podcast is Microsoft Cloud Specialist, Allen Brokken. As an expert in leveraging hybrid cloud techniques, Allen shares the right way to deal with admin accounts in your cloud service and how a phone call to the security operations center may be the best way to secure your global administrator accounts.

In times of rapid change, security tends to take a back seat. And good hackers never waste a crisis. So, how are the pros managing remote access security risks during COVID-19? Tune into HIP Podcast episode #3 featuring leading white hat Active Directory security expert, Sean Metcalf. Articles Mentioned: • How to: Block legacy authentication to Azure AD with Conditional Access: https://bit.ly/2LQP...

With remote workforces accelerating digital transformation, security teams are shifting their mindset from controlling assets to managing access. This is not easy, especially in a cloud-first world where ease of install and free trials reign supreme. In episode #2 of the HIP Podcast, Ben Johnson, CTO and co-founder of Obsidian Security , discusses the new access-related problems that organizations...

In this premiere episode of the HIP Podcast, host Sean Deuby is joined by IAM, Senior Security Engineer Lead at Delta Airlines, Andrew Cedergren. Having worked across directory services and information security for over 15 years, Andrew offers his expert perspective on the day-to-day fundamentals of building, operating and securing the hybrid enterprise.