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Brian Desmond

Brian is a principal at Ravenswood Technology Group where he leads a team of professionals focused on delivering best-in-breed consulting services for the Microsoft security and identity management ecosystem. Brian has been recognized annually as a Microsoft MVP since 2003 and is the author of the fourth and fifth editions of Active Directory from O'Reilly.

[WEBINAR] Protecting Privileged Access with Just-in-Time Elevation and Privileged Access Workstations Watch Ravenswood Principal Brian Desmond’s on-demand session on implementing Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) and Just-in-Time (JIT) access strategies. The [...]

[WEBINAR] TEC Talk: What Should and Should Not Be in Your Active Directory Disaster Recovery Plan Regularly enhancing and testing your AD disaster recovery plan is a must, and we [...]

[VIDEO] [VIDEO] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ntn7Y6RIuo Looking to secure your Active Directory (AD)? The best place to start is by reviewing your privileged users and groups.    In this video, AD expert Brian [...]

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[PODCAST] The State of Security with Brian Desmond What are in-the-trenches pros observing when it comes to Active Directory and identity security in 2023?  Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group [...]

[WEBINAR] Securing Active Directory (AD) Through a Migration Although Active Directory (AD) is widely used by organizations, it can pose significant security risks when there are inadequate security controls. Many [...]

[WEBINAR] Panel: Defending Hybrid Identity Environments Against Cyberattacks In this webinar, leading experts from the identity security space, including Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group, share their insight and experience [...]

[INFOGRAPHIC] Active Directory (AD) Checklist Securing your organization’s Active Directory doesn’t have to be overwhelming! To help set priorities, we’ve developed an AD Checklist highlighting 10 key areas to focus [...]

[WEBINAR] Hacked and Afraid: Dramatic Tales from AD Disaster Recovery Scenarios In this webinar, Brian Desmond, Principal at Ravenswood Technology Group and Brian Hymer, Solutions Architect at Quest reveal personal [...]

[WEBINAR] Recovering from an AD Security Breach or Disaster In this webinar, Sean Metcalf from Trimarc and Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group discuss the best practices for quickly dealing [...]