Privileged Access Strategy: Best Practices & Common Mistakes when Tiering AD & the Cloud

 

Gain real-life insights into crafting an effective privileged access strategy that supports “Just Enough, Just In Time” access while maintaining control and avoiding potential security breaches. Explore use cases, potential pitfalls, and limitations inherent in implementing privileged access using the Microsoft Enterprise Access Model, tailored to scale across multi-cloud environments and on-premise Active Directory setups. Discover how to use Entra Privileged Identity Management to manage delegations to IT personnel and end users—even in hybrid environments. This session showcases specific examples of privileged access designs for platforms like Power BI, Azure Landing Zones, Intune, and more. You’ll also learn about various useful (and free) community add-ons developed by the speaker, including tools like PIM Assignment Revoker, PIM Assignment Wizard, PIM Assignment Exporter, and PIM Baseline Automation.