{"id":126356,"date":"2022-07-07T12:28:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=446667"},"modified":"2022-07-07T12:28:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:28:16","slug":"microsoft-entra-permissions-management-now-generally-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/07\/microsoft-entra-permissions-management-now-generally-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Entra Permissions Management now generally available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy folks,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-unlink=\"true\">As a part of our mission to support organizations\u2019 multicloud strategy, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/21\/microsoft-acquires-cloudknox-security-to-offer-unified-privileged-access-and-cloud-entitlement-management\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last summer we acquired CloudKnox Security,<\/a> a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM). We delivered the Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/azure-active-directory-identity\/cloudknox-permissions-management-is-now-in-public-preview\/ba-p\/2464391\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">public preview of the solution in February.<\/a> Since then, we\u2019ve been preparing for GA with enhancements, including GDPR compliance, global localization, and automated onboarding. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m thrilled to announce the general availability (GA) of <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PermissionsManagement\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Entra Permissions Management,<\/a>&nbsp;formally CloudKnox, as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/2022\/05\/31\/secure-access-for-a-connected-worldmeet-microsoft-entra\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Entra portfolio.<\/a> Permissions Management is available today as a standalone solution, priced at $125 per resource, per year. Resources supported are compute resources, container clusters, serverless functions, and databases across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Let\u2019s dive into some of the product features and updates.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId--1401463682\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId-1086049151\"><strong>Manage permissions of any identity, across any cloud, with one unified platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft Entra Permissions Management allows organizations to discover, remediate, and monitor permissions for all identities (both human and workloads) and resources across multicloud environments. By continuously monitoring permission usage, Permissions Management allows you to enforce the principle of least privilege at cloud scale using historical data so that your organization can improve its security posture without interrupting productivity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Discover: <\/strong>Get granular visibility into every action performed by every identity, on every resource, and assess your permission risk and monitoring permissions granted verses permissions used.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remediate: <\/strong>Close the permission gap by enforcing the principle of least privileges based on actual usage, leveraging our permission on-demand workflow when additional permissions are needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Monitor: <\/strong><\/strong>Continuously monitor all activity to detect anomalous permission usage and generate detailed forensic reports to support rapid investigation and remediation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId--721405312\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Open Image in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/microsoft-entra-permissions-management-now-generally-available.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/microsoft-entra-permissions-management-now-generally-available.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Example of Microsoft Entra Permission Manager screenshot\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId-1766107521\"><strong>New streamlined onboarding and monitoring capabilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As part of our GA release, we\u2019re introducing a new, automated approach to onboarding your AWS, Azure, and GCP environments into Permissions Management. With a simplified workflow, you can efficiently collect permissions data across clouds at scale with just a few clicks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-unlink=\"true\">To kick off our integrations with our Microsoft portfolio, users can now monitor their Permission Creep Index and access Permissions Management directly from their <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/services\/defender-for-cloud\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defender for Cloud&nbsp;dashboard,<\/a> extending Defender for Cloud&#8217;s protection with CIEM.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is just the beginning! We&#8217;re actively expanding our integrations and features and will begin rolling them out later this year. To learn more about our GA release, visit our Permissions Management <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CIEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documentation.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId--41346942\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId--1848801405\"><strong>Try Microsoft Entra Permissions Management today&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re offering a free 90-day trial to Permissions Management so that you can run a comprehensive risk assessment and identify the top permission risks across your multicloud infrastructure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Within a few hours of onboarding, Permissions Management will generate a comprehensive Permissions Analytics Report to identify your organization\u2019s areas of greatest risk, with actionable insights to begin remediation and secure your environment. Request a free risk assessment today at <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/TryPermissionsManagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aka.ms\/TryPermissionsManagement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-unlink=\"true\">If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about Microsoft Entra Permissions Management, <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PermissionsManagement\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit our website<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CIEM\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product documentation!<\/a> We\u2019d love to hear your feedback, so please leave a comment below and join our security experts at our <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PermissionsManagementAMA\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask Me Anything session<\/a> on July 19th at 9 AM PST if you have any questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alex Simons (Twitter:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alex_A_Simons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">@Alex_A_Simons)&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Corporate Vice President Product Management&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Identity Division&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Learn more about Microsoft identity:&nbsp;<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy folks,&nbsp; As a part of our mission to support organizations\u2019 multicloud strategy, last summer we acquired CloudKnox Security, a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM). We delivered the Microsoft public preview of the solution in February. Since then, we\u2019ve been preparing for GA with enhancements, including GDPR compliance, global localization, and automated onboarding. 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