Security is one of the key areas in the modern digital workplace and the first layer of defense for any organization. We all are living in digital world and connected to the network either through personal devices, company provided instruments or mobile devices and so on. Because these devices are always powered-on, they are the front lines of most attacks. As you can see today cyber threats are evolving at an incredible rate. Many organizations are still operating with traditional security models that are no longer confronted with challenges posed by complex infrastructures. Hence information security has become the most critical consideration in IT operations.
A few months ago, Microsoft launched a comprehensive secure access solution for the workforce called “Microsoft Entra Suite”. It is a complete cloud-based solution that offers cloud-based identity and access solution for the organization. It integrates identity and network access tools that ensure secure employee access to any cloud, on-premises application, or network resource from any location. Within the organization many tools are being used, these siloed tools often leaving the environment vulnerable due to its integration gaps with one another. Microsoft Entra Suite delivers an all-in-one platform to streamline operations and strengthen your security posture.
The Microsoft Entra Suite encompasses the following products:
- Microsoft Entra Private Access
With the help of conditional access policies evaluate identity, application signals, devices in real time, with network protection add-on. Private access reduces the risk of excess permission and lateral attacks without hampering the user connectivity. One of the big advantages of adopting private access is that it reduces the operational complexity and legacy VPNs requirement.
- Microsoft Entra Internet Access
With the help of cloud-delivered security controls, restrict users being accessed to non-compliant internet content. Microsoft Internet Access also extends Conditional access policies to internet endpoints (leveraging rich context awareness) also to protect against malicious internet traffic through Microsoft cloud-delivered identity centric secure web gateway.
- Microsoft Entra ID protection
If there are any anomalies such as unidentified user login or any compromised accounts, ID protection helps you to identify and flag it. It helps enterprises to detect, investigate and remediate identity-based risks. It is further fed into Conditional Access, ensuring access is granted only when certain conditions are met.
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance
It ensures that the right people have the right access to the right apps and services at the right time. Automated lifecycle management, onboarding workflow assign users to the right groups, apps. ID governance helps to minimize excess permission issues and smoothens the role changes or offboarding.
- Microsoft Entra Verified ID
The Entra Verified ID accelerates and secures onboarding by verifiable credentials. A Decentralized identity solution that puts individuals in control of their won digital identities. This uses Microsoft authenticator app and live-motion imaging that verifies identities without manual intervention. This new methodology would unlock a new set of experiences that give end-users and organizations greater control over their data and enhance trust and efficiency.
Why Organizations need to choose the Microsoft Entra Suite
Most of the organization now a days relying on SaaS and internet-based applications. Post covid there is a significant change in the workstyle of the users. Traditional methodology may not be fit for securing individual and organizational data. Everyone is aware that traditional password -based authentications is not sufficient. AI-driven threats and quantum computing and encryption are growing, and industries need to adopt tools for defending against them that are matching the pace.
The following are the few points what makes Entra Suite suitable for many organizations.
- Simplifies the user onboarding through workflows.
- Real-time risk assessment
- Modern identity-aware access solution
- Advanced filtering and threat intelligence
- No more VPN requirement and VPN less connectivity
- Streamlined operations with automation and dynamic policies.
Microsoft Entra Suite is currently priced at $12 per user per month. Microsoft Entra P1 is a licensing and technical pre-requisite. There are Microsoft Entra Suite standalone products also available starting from $5 per month. Discounted pricing is also available for Microsoft Entra ID P2 and Microsoft 365 E5 customers. For more information refer the link.
References: Microsoft Entra Suite
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