What is your excuse for passwords and why is it, that we still heavily rely on passwords? Is it because passwords are easier to remember by end-users, or is it that someone thinks that end-users are not capable of handling anything else then a simple password. In other words, do we tend to think of […]
Category: Windows 10
OneDrive and its (Un)known Folder Move (KFM) – Part 2
Last time I wrote about the magic at work when OneDrive performs its Known Folder Move (KFM). This time, I’ll show you how to get your overalls dirty and tinker under the hood of this beast. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild ride. Also, please be kind to me in the comments. This […]
OneDrive and its (Un)known Folder Move (KFM) – Part 1
Sometimes I stumble upon app behavior that intrigues me. In this case, there appeared to be a disconnect between the naming of Known Folders in OneDrive across users. Somehow, some users had English folder names, while others showed Dutch folder names. I couldn’t, for the life of me, see the logic in it. At first […]
going passwordless on shared Windows devices
Do you still prefer the password madness? While shared windows 10 scenario’s are excellent for passwordless, most users still sign in with their username and password which is old-school these days right? Besides using passwords, most will complain about long lasting logon times, low disk space due to many users and updates that install during […]
Eliminating passwords
Why is going passwordless such a thing and is it really safer than actually using passwords? When you find yourself asking this question, remember this; When it comes to passwords, human behavior is very predictable. Either a password is secure enough but hard to remember (%J5Uc#vN9s^hLg03P*ySE0Hca4!Ws$), or a password is easy to remember but not […]
Support Windows 10 BYOD with Microsoft Endpoint Manager and WIP-WE
July 2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE: Microsoft announced the sunset for Windows Information Protection! WIP will be discontinued over time. Support for Windows Information Protection Without Enrollment will end by the end of calendar year 2022. Please read the official announcement and more on the following 2 sites: Announcing the sunset of Windows Information Protection (WIP) […]
Passwordless authentication with windows 10 and Azure AD
While passwordless authentication with Windows 10 and Azure AD is possible for quite some time, many organizations still use older and less secure authentication methods. I guess there is still a lot of mystery around going passwordless. Some System administrators are concerned about difficult time consuming configuration changes and user adoption challenges. With this blog, […]
OATH TOTP Hardware tokens with Azure MFA
The past few post I mainly wrote about Windows Information Protection and although it is a nice series of posts, I thought it’s about time to write about another topics . In this post we’ll be looking at using OATH TOTP Hardware tokens with Azure MFA instead of other MFA options. Personally I prefer other […]
Monitoring and collecting WIP audit event logs
July 2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE: Microsoft announced the sunset for Windows Information Protection! WIP will be discontinued over time. Support for Windows Information Protection Without Enrollment will end by the end of calendar year 2022. Please read the official announcement and more on the following 2 sites: Announcing the sunset of Windows Information Protection (WIP) Support […]
Troubleshooting Windows Information Protection on Windows 10
July 2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE: Microsoft announced the sunset for Windows Information Protection! WIP will be discontinued over time. Support for Windows Information Protection Without Enrollment will end by the end of calendar year 2022. Please read the official announcement and more on the following 2 sites: Announcing the sunset of Windows Information Protection (WIP) Support […]