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Published inNov 2021
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Dishan Francis
Dishan Francis
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Dishan Francis

Dishan Francis is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He was a six-time Microsoft MVP in enterprise mobility before he joined Microsoft UK as a security consultant. He has maintained the RebelAdmin technology blog over the years, with lots of useful articles that focus on on-premises Active Directory services and Azure Active Directory. He has also written for other Microsoft-managed blogs such as canitpro and ITopsTalk. When it comes to managing innovative identity infrastructure solutions to improve system stability, efficiency, and security, his level of knowledge and experience places him among the very best in the field.
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Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Most banks have a safety deposit box service. A safety deposit box is a safe place where you're able to keep belongings that are very valuable. Once you've decided what to protect, you can place it in your safety deposit box at the bank, located in a highly secure facility. When you sign up with a banking service, the bank will provide you with a key card, PIN, or key to open your deposit box. When you need to access your box, first you need to go to the facility and prove who you are. After a successful verification process, you will be allowed to access your deposit box. This facility may have thousands of different deposit boxes with lots of valuable assets, but your key will only give you access to the box that belongs to you. But imagine if there was a master key that could open all the boxes in the entire facility. Which key would have more value to a thief? Your key or the master key that has the "privilege" to open all...

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Dishan Francis

Dishan Francis is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He was a six-time Microsoft MVP in enterprise mobility before he joined Microsoft UK as a security consultant. He has maintained the RebelAdmin technology blog over the years, with lots of useful articles that focus on on-premises Active Directory services and Azure Active Directory. He has also written for other Microsoft-managed blogs such as canitpro and ITopsTalk. When it comes to managing innovative identity infrastructure solutions to improve system stability, efficiency, and security, his level of knowledge and experience places him among the very best in the field.
Read more about Dishan Francis