Ben Athawes

Microsoft technology guy, dad, hobbyist photographer and avid gamer. Big on Nintendo, LEGO and Star Wars.

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Working in the IGA space? Check out my demo of Microsoft Entra ID Governance ML-based Access Reviews, over on the MS Security YouTube channel. Handy for letting business users know when the "wrong" John Smith may have been added to a group! https://t.co/R0Hewh3Udd #Security

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[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

@TimConley @ZubyMusic Well played, sir! Maxing out the lifetime to match the support/security updates period is winning IMO, not wasting £££ every year for marginal gains.

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@vibronet Saddened to hear this news, @vibronet. You don’t know me, but I’m a big fan of your Identity Unlocked podcast. Thanks for everything you do, crossing fingers and toes for a recovery.

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Just had THAT MOMENT in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, about 2 hours in. I can’t remember the last time a game made my jaw drop!

[Alex Weinert @Alex_T_Weinert]

This is so important! Basic Auth doesn’t support even the most basic protections, including and especially MFA so it is a face of attackers, accounting for most of the account compromise we see. Get in front of the wave and disable basic auth *everywhere*.

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

@valvesoftware hi there! I’m having pretty horrible issues with my Steam Deck. All CPU cores lock frequently at 400Mhz and 5-6 FPS while playing Verified titles, including Aperture Desk Job. Any suggestions?

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Chuffed (and frankly, a bit surprised) that there is a Disney+ app in the Microsoft Store that seems to work. It's #Mandalorian time!

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

@WebAsh @sezel77 @ContentandCode This guy still does a great job of scaring off my Instant Gratification Monkey. Great to see he’s being looked after @WebAsh ;-)

[AadEvangelist @AadEvangelist]

Love Microsoft #Authenticator? Check out the latest blog from @Alex_A_Simons https://t.co/jexXIBTTaC - and adopt these brilliant features in production!! happy early Thanksgiving everyone! ;)

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Microsoft is building a #decentralizedidentity service that enables user choice, portability, and control. Check out the 5 guiding principles here: https://t.co/md0IuzEWOU… @Alex_A_Simons

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Removed my password from my Microsoft Account (MSA). Feels good :) https://t.co/4PrEgDs0rx.

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

@OxfordDiplomat @captaintommoore Bravo!!

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

ICYMI: customers have asked us what they can do to build IAM resilience into their @azuread solutions. Here's our guidance from infrastructure, developer and B2C perspectives: https://t.co/No8VoQEP5t

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Boom, congrats team!! @azuread

[Sue Bohn @Sue_Bohn]

I am excited to share that @azuread is a leader in the Gartner MQ for Access Management once again.🙌

We believe this results from our commitment to deliver what our customers ask for. You can view a complimentary copy of the report from the link below.

https://t.co/srUBe4d3sd

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

@tr5tn Oops, thanks for that ;-)

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So did anyone out there happen to buy a bunch of Pfizer stock lately? #COVID19 https://t.co/dvvsPXS6UZ

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@ElisOl Amazing, congratulations!!!

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Way to go cous :-)

[Reading FC @ReadingFC]

A first @SkyBetChamp start for Tom Holmes today since March 2018.

And what a performance! 🤩

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

@PaulTurner365 Yes - not sure I can justify re-organising the ground floor of my house to set that up though :-D

[Ben Athawes @bathawes]

Can’t think of a better way of celebrating 35 years of Mario than breaking blocks with 34 other fans. I definitely recommend Mario 35 to Switch owners! #Nintendo