{"id":788,"date":"2024-01-06T20:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T02:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/rochester-ny-1109\/?p=788"},"modified":"2024-01-10T10:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T16:32:34","slug":"microsoft-entra-for-office-365-what-do-the-new-services-mean-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/rochester-ny-1109\/blog\/microsoft-entra-for-office-365-what-do-the-new-services-mean-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Entra for Office 365: What Do the New Services Mean for Your Business?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/blog\/security-gaps-exist-heres-how-to-fix-them\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">security concerns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when it comes to identity and access, especially in Office 365. Now, it\u2019s announced its expanded vision to help secure access for its users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/microsoft-entra\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a new product family that encompasses all of Microsoft\u2019s identity and access capabilities. The Entra family includes these features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decentralized identity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These products help provide secure access through:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identity and access management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cloud infrastructure entitlement management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identity verification<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ll find a reduced risk of cyberattacks via Office 365 upgrades, which leverage AI using the new Security Copilot. Let\u2019s explore Entra further.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra for O365 Security: Latest Brand Change Invites Users To Upgrade<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office 365 has seen many focused attacks where hackers will trick users into giving them their multi-factor authentication (MFA) code. They\u2019ll then break into users\u2019 emails and target their contact lists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/security-insider\/microsoft-digital-defense-report-2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft\u2019s 2023 Digital Defense Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> stated, \u201cIn just two years, the number of password attacks detected by Microsoft has risen from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/security-insider\/microsoft-digital-defense-report-2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">579 per second to more than 4,000 per second<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecurityventures.com\/cybercrime-damage-costs-10-trillion-by-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cybersecurity Ventures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10.5 trillion by 2025, up from $3 trillion in 2015.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cybercrime costs include a range of problems:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data damage and destruction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stolen money<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lost productivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intellectual property theft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal and financial data theft<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embezzlement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fraud<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Operational disruption<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forensic investigation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hacked data and system restoration and deletion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reputational harm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s wise to stay up to date with the latest advancements to avoid those higher business costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IT Companies Upgrading to Microsoft Entra for Office 365: Features and Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the past, many companies needed many third party apps to protect our clients\u2019 Office 365 environments. This was because the O365 tools themselves were limited in their security offerings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, with the Entra rebrand and its primary focus on advanced security, we recommend clients upgrade to Business Premium and have their managed service provider deploy Entra\u2019s advanced, built-in security features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In sum, there\u2019s no real way for IT companies to see cyberthreats beforehand without elevating 365 security. This is why companies are leaning more on AI and the heightened measures it takes to protect data. Who doesn\u2019t want more advanced security?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Entra Features<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Secure and adaptive access.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Strong authentication and access policies help protect resources and prevent deep data access.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Seamless user experience. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users remain productive in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/blog\/whats-the-cloud-all-about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">multi-cloud environment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with fast and easy sign-ins (like reduced password management).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Unified identity management. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether your applications and identities live on-premises or within the cloud, you can manage them in a central location. In turn, you have more control.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Entra Benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entra has many benefits, but chief among them is its ability to help companies become more proactive with their security measures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, Entra lets IT companies block access by geography or allow access only to users in certain countries, like the U.S. It might become more difficult for unauthorized users to infiltrate a company\u2019s systems. Because of this, businesses can better monitor and protect clients\u2019 Office 365 accounts, including their email and SharePoint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entra has additional capabilities and benefits:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uses set rules that block email forwarding.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allows IT companies to monitor the entire Microsoft environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sends administrators alerts if anything deemed a risk happens (for example, a user attempting numerous logins).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sends platform alerts that help IT companies act before security penetration goes too deep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shows logs in the new platform that display specific security risk activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Entra requires that users need a higher license level to access data as another hedge against cybercriminals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exploring Microsoft Entra Solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These multi-cloud identity and network access products help safeguard connections among people, apps, resources and devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identity and Access Management<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the services and products related to identity and access management within the Microsoft Entra family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protect your organization with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/identity-access\/microsoft-entra-id\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra ID<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (formerly Azure Active Directory) \u2014 a cloud identity and access management solution. Your employees, customers and partners maintain a steady connection to their apps, devices and data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra ID Governance<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Easily identify and address identity risks in your organization with Entra ID Governance. Better governance leads to greater employee productivity, while you also meet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/blog\/whats-the-big-deal-about-cybersecurity-compliance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">compliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and regulatory requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra External ID\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make your authentication experiences more secure, flexible and personal to each user (like customer and partner applications).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create digital relationships that are more secure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Control the access rights for all external users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Establish people-centric experiences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speed up the development of secure applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Domain Services<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With Microsoft Entra Domain services, you can better manage all of your users via the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Identity Categories<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the new services and product categories within the Microsoft Entra family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Verified ID<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strengthen your defenses by creating, issuing and verifying decentralized identity credentials to secure interactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Permissions Management<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Permissions Management is a cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) product that allows you to discover, remediate and monitor permission risks for any identity or resource. You have comprehensive visibility and control over permissions within Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Workload ID<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secure the latest app and service identities, as well as restrict access to cloud services to further strengthen your defenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Network Access<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the services and products related to network access within the Microsoft Entra family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Internet Access<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protect your identity and resources from malicious internet traffic, unsafe content and various cyberthreats. You\u2019ll find secure internet access to the internet, software-as-a-service and Microsoft 365 apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Private Access\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Entra Private Access is built on Zero Trust principles and helps users securely connect to private apps from anywhere. It removes risk while enhancing user productivity. Quickly connect users from any device or network to private apps that are on-premises or in any cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving Forward With Entra<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com\/cms\/api\/am\/binary\/RW11N5f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forrester Consulting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> study, \u201cThe Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Entra,\u201d unearthed the following figures:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its net present value is $8.57 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It reduces the risk of a security breach by 20%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With numbers like these, it\u2019s hard to ignore the value of Microsoft Entra. Are you ready to move your business forward with it?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact CMIT Solutions of Rochester for Consistent IT Maintenance and Protection<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/rochester-ny-1109\/why-cmit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CMIT Solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we\u2019ve earned thousands of clients\u2019 trust. We help them protect their businesses, employees and devices, which span sizes, industries and capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have 800 technicians supporting more than 250 independently owned and operated offices across North America. And we work diligently to protect your data and improve systems across all your business departments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also stay up to date with the latest and greatest products and services like Microsoft Entra. If you\u2019re looking for a cost-effective way to enhance your cybersecurity measures without wasted time and extra hassle, \u200b<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contact CMIT Solutions today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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