Month: March 2025

Getting started with the Global Secure Access client for Android

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This week is all about getting started with the Global Secure Access client for Android. That makes this post a follow-up on this post about getting started with the Global Secure Access client for Windows of a few months ago. To start with a similar short introduction, Global Secure Access is the Security Service Edge (SSE) solution of Microsoft. Gartner defines SSE as a solution that secures access to the web, cloud services and private applications, regardless of the location of the user or the device they are using or where that application is hosted. Within Global Secure Access, Microsoft introduced Entra Internet Access and Entra Private Access to provide that functionality. Of those products, Entra Internet Access is focused on secured access to Microsoft …

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Using a QR code to easily sign in to apps on shared Android devices

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This week is all about the new ability to use a QR code to sign in to specific apps on (shared) Android devices. QR code authentication is a new authentication method in Entra that enables frontline workers to sign in to apps on shared devices. That authentication method provides users with the ability use a unique QR code in combination with a PIN to sign in. That eliminates the need for users to enter usernames and passwords, making it a more user-friendly experience on shared devices. On Android devices, QR code sign in is now available for the Managed Home Screen app, the Teams app, and even during the web sign-in. This post will briefly go through the QR code authentication method, directly followed with …

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Easier managing Device Control in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint using Microsoft Intune

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This week is all about easier managing the basics of Device Control in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint using Microsoft Intune. It was already possible for a while to configure the different aspects of the Device Control feature on Windows devices, the configuration of some aspects just became a lot easier. In general, the Device Control features enable IT administrators to control whether users can install and use peripheral devices, such as removable storage, printers, or Bluetooth devices. In the end, the Device Control feature provides IT administrators with more tools to protect organizations from cyberthreats, such as potential data loss, or malware, by reducing the attack surface. Nowadays there are many different configuration options and different configuration profiles. This post will focus on the basic …

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Understanding Device query for multiple devices

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This week is all about Device query for multiple devices. A long awaited feature. With that, this will also be a follow up on this post about getting started with Device query and this post adding additional hardware properties to the device inventory. Especially the latter might be a little bit surprising, but will be explained throughout this post. Device query for multiple devices provides IT administrators with the ability to easily query for devices with specific properties and values (e.g. all Windows devices with specific application crash events) and the ability to easily summarize data about devices (e.g. count all devices with a specific CPU). Those queries, however, are not performed in real-time on the Windows devices within the environment, but are relying on …

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