Securing the Microsoft Enterprise: Strengthening Configuration Management, Identity Security, and Data Protection
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Microsoft technologies form the operational backbone of modern enterprises, spanning on-premises infrastructure, cloud services, identity systems, and endpoint management. But securing these interconnected environments requires more than individual security controls. Configuration conflicts, excessive privileges, and gaps in data protection can introduce vulnerabilities, disrupt operations, and increase business risk.
Join industry experts as we explore practical strategies for strengthening security, improving operational visibility, and building resilience across Microsoft environments. Learn how to maintain consistent configurations, protect critical identities and data, and ensure business continuity when disruptions occur.
Session Lineup:
(1) SDM Software: Group Policy and Intune: Preventing Configuration Conflicts in Hybrid Environments
When users and devices rely on both on-premises and cloud services, inconsistent configurations can create security vulnerabilities, unexpected behavior, and operational disruptions. Managing Group Policy and Intune separately doesn't necessarily ensure that settings across the environment work together as intended.
Join us to explore how IT teams can maintain consistent configuration standards across both platforms while keeping changes controlled and traceable. We'll discuss how to identify and prevent conflicting policies, reduce the risk of malicious or unintended changes, and ensure that configuration updates don't compromise security or business continuity.
(2) Netwrix: Can You Prove Who Changed What in Active Directory? Your Auditor Will Ask.
Auditors keep asking the same questions: Who has privileged access? Who changed that group membership? Can you prove it? For most organizations, Active Directory holds the answers, but scattered logs, permission sprawl, and stale accounts make them hard to find.
Join this session to see where AD quietly undermines compliance, and what to do about it.
You’ll learn:
- Which AD blind spots trigger audit findings most often
- Why native logging falls short as audit evidence
- How to tighten privileged access and prove it on demand
(3) Keepit: Govern, Secure & Recover Your M365 Environment
This segment explores how organizations can protect Microsoft 365 data under the shared responsibility model, where providers maintain service availability while customers remain responsible for their data, identities, and configurations.
Learn how to build a practical SaaS data protection strategy and address emerging risks from AI.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Identify SaaS applications, prioritize critical data, and establish data ownership.
- Define recovery requirements, test restores, and verify results with business owners.
- Protect AI agents and their configurations, guard against AI-related data changes, and use AI to detect anomalies.
- Demonstrate that protection and recovery processes work as intended.