Category: Security

What is Azure AD Connect Password Hash Synchronization (PHS) ?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

Azure AD Connect Password Hash Synchronization (PHS) is a feature that allows users’ on-premises passwords to be synchronized to Azure…

What is Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync ?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

Azure AD Connect cloud sync is a feature that allows synchronization of on-premises Active Directory objects to Azure Active Directory….

What is FIDO2 ?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

FIDO2 (Fast Identity Online 2) is an open authentication standard that enables passwordless authentication for online accounts. It is a…

What are JWT tokes?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

JWT (JSON Web Token) is a type of token that is used in authentication and authorization scenarios. JWTs are compact,…

What are SAML 2.0 Tokens ?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

SAML 2.0 (Security Assertion Markup Language) tokens are XML-based security tokens that are used in SSO (single sign-on) scenarios to…

What is Kusto Query Language?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

Kusto Query Language (KQL) is a query language used to interact with Azure Data Explorer, a fast and scalable data…

What is SOAR?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) is a term used to describe a set of technologies and practices that enable…

What is a SIEM?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

A SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) is a type of software that provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated…

What is a Cyber Security Operations Center (SOC)?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

A Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC or SOC) is a facility where an organization’s security team can monitor, detect, and…

What is Microsoft Azure Sentinel?

 tonyhughes  March 4, 2023

Microsoft Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) service that enables users to collect, analyze, and…