data security and governance

3 Steps to Gaining Control and Governance over Permissions

GroupID Authenticate, GroupID Automate, GroupID Self ServiceLeave a comment
Published on April 23, 2020 at 08:26 am
Last updated on November 12, 2021 at 08:59 am

For most organizations, the evolution of their environment is focused on addition. Such as adding new servers, applications, connections, cloud resources, and directory services. The same scenario applies to your organization. With each part of this growth comes an equally growing number of permission assignments. These permissions make up your current state of security. But we all know, once a permission assignment is made, it is usually never thought of again.  But now, among the…

remote teams

How To Work Effectively With A Remote Team, The Right Way

GroupID Automate, GroupID Self Service, Password Center
Published on April 13, 2020 at 07:42 am
Last updated on November 30, 2022 at 08:57 am

The sudden change in global affairs has likely created new challenges for you and your team, making it hard to keep up with what matters most to your business — your customers and employees.   With many people forced into shelter-in-place by the current situation, the question of how to survive this pandemic has suddenly morphed to how to work effectively with a remote…

Self service password reset

The Value of Self-Service Portal in a Shadow IT World

GroupID Self Service, Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Published on March 16, 2020 at 02:44 am
Last updated on November 12, 2021 at 08:39 am

When “Shadow IT” no longer lives in the shadows, it’s time to embrace the technical value! Users can bring this value by utilizing the IT-sanctioned self-service tools. The advent of the cloud has invigorated the notion that users can do a lot of things themselves without the help of IT. Originally referred to as “Shadow…

Active Directory Group Management

Is Just In Time Too Much Time?

Active Directory, Active Directory Management, AD Security Management, GroupID Self Service, Security
Published on March 10, 2020 at 03:01 am
Last updated on December 1, 2022 at 02:06 am

There has been a lot of talk over the past few years on Just In Time provisioning. That is, using an SSO (Single Sign On) platform to create nearly real-time accounts in web-based applications the first time they are used. This increases productivity and reduces the amount of work required for IT workers to create…

Employee System of Record

Your Directory Needs an Employee System of Record (ESR)

Group Lifecycle, GroupID Self Service
Published on March 5, 2018 at 09:50 am
Last updated on November 12, 2021 at 10:39 am

The advent of cloud-based applications syncing their directories with source directories like Active Directory has forced organizations to think about the validity of the directory data. Some organizations look to users to self-service their account details (with no real incentive to do so, though), while others look to IT to keep the directory current (more…

Managing

Managing LDAP groups in the Enterprise

Business, Featured, GroupID Automate, GroupID Self Service, GroupID Synchronize, Provisioning
Published on February 21, 2018 at 01:24 pm
Last updated on November 12, 2021 at 09:15 am

Managing LDAP groups in the Enterprise Today’s enterprise-sized businesses have moved beyond the single on-premises directory. The need to leverage platforms and applications that reside outside the four proverbal walls of the organization have resulted in an uptick in the use of 3rd party LDAP directories within these environment, whether hosted on-prem, in a corporate…

Groups Shouldnt Live Forever

Groups Shouldn’t Live Forever

Featured, GroupID Self Service
Published on December 7, 2016 at 04:52 pm
Last updated on November 12, 2021 at 09:09 am

There’s this quote from a Dr. Who episode that has stuck with me – “We’re all stories, in the end.” It speaks to the finality that nearly everything – and everyone – eventually has its demise and becomes nothing more than folklore. And in IT, this especially rings true.  When you hear a name like…

Administrative Professional’s Paradise

Featured, GroupID Self Service
Published on April 22, 2015 at 04:18 pm
Last updated on November 29, 2022 at 05:47 am

Appreciation of admins through delegation of control An anecdotal story of how one company showed appreciation for secretaries and admins In honor of Administrative Professional’s Day (Secretaries Day or Admin Day), I wanted to share an experience I had while talking to one of our customer’s recently. It is after all, these very important people…

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Self-Service Password Reset Saves your Helpdesk

GroupID Self Service, Password Center
Published on August 24, 2011 at 12:10 am
Last updated on November 30, 2022 at 06:45 am

Enterprise software needs to do one of two things: increase productivity or reduce costs.  If it isn’t helping your business make money it is rather pointless.  Even software that helps to comply with regulations is doing this, assuming the software cost is less than the fine for not doing it. I picture IT departments huddling…

project database

Logon Script to Enforce Self Service Password Reset Enrollment

GroupID Self Service
Published on August 11, 2011 at 09:16 pm
Last updated on November 30, 2022 at 09:09 am

One of the most common complaints about Active Directory self service password reset is how hard it is to get users to enroll.  They just don’t want to be bothered.  Why would you when it’s so easy to call the helpdesk? In fact, when we first released Password Center, we soon found that most of…