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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] Automating Data Classification and Protection with Microsoft 365 The first step in protecting your information is knowing what information to protect. If you under-protect your sensitive data, your organization [...]
[ARTICLE] Recovering from Active Directory Disasters Active Directory (AD) is typically one of the key network services in an organization. Without it, everything comes to a grinding halt. With this [...]
[PRESENTATION] 10 Quick Wins in Hybrid Identity Deploying Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) doesn’t have to be a complex, multi-year project. While there’s always planning and change management involved, [...]
[ARTICLE] Three Steps to Harden Your Active Directory in Light of Recent Attacks In this article, Brian Desmond from Ravenswood Technology Group reflects on and summarizes the webinar he co-hosted [...]
Deciding who can access data is a key part of zero-trust. With Azure AD authentication contexts and other tools, you can do exactly this. [...]
Until passwordless authentication is a more viable option, we must take steps to defend against password spray attacks. Azure Active Directory can help. [...]
[PODCAST] The Real-World State of ITDR with Brian Desmond Everyone’s talking about Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) – but what does that mean for people in the IT trenches? [...]
[WEBINAR] TEC Talk: Disaster Recovery Planning for Hybrid Identity In this webinar, Active Directory expert, Brian Desmond, shows you how to develop a baseline to prepare for traditional AD disasters [...]
[WEBINAR] 6 Ways to Increase Hybrid Active Directory Security As a result of aging IT systems and increased sophistication of hackers, threats to cybersecurity continue to be on the rise. [...]
[ARTICLE] Extending the Active Directory Schema Historically, both Active Directory (AD) administrators and IT managers have been fearful of extending the AD schema. Much of this fear stems from Microsoft [...]