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If you’re an admin responsible for securing your organization’s digital environment, you may already know that Conditional Access policies are critical to maintaining that security. That’s why FastTrack recently introduced the new Conditional Access advanced deployment guide to help you deploy multiple Microsoft-recommended policy templates at one time and simplify policy and authentication method management through automation.

Learn more about the new guide in our recent announcement.

Here are three key reasons why this guide is essential to streamlining your workflows.

1. Simplify Conditional Access setup and management

The Conditional Access advanced deployment guide facilitates policy deployment with ready-to-use templates that incorporate Microsoft’s best practices. Each template is mapped to key security scenarios, including:

• Zero trust (recommended default)


• Remote work


• Protecting privileged roles


• Emerging threats

Use the templates to deploy multiple Conditional Access policies to apply structured policies quickly, without manual setup. The templates also minimize misconfigurations using proven Microsoft guidance and allow you to use one blade, or “a single pane of glass,” to view and update policies.

Check out a preview of how this looks while working in the guide:

2. Strengthen security with essential controls

We know attackers look for weak points in an organization’s cybersecurity. Legacy authentication and lack of multifactor authentication (MFA) are prime examples of weak points. By following templates from the Conditional Access policies guide, you’ll proactively cover these bases, rather than be forced to react after an attack.

Following the templates will also help you block common attacks by enforcing MFA and disabling legacy authentication protocols that attackers commonly exploit.

Finally, the templates promote “Adaptive Threat Protection” by guiding you on implementing Risk-Based Conditional Access policies that dynamically adjust security measures based on real-time risk signals—another method of preventing identity-related breaches before they happen.

3. Make authentication easier and more secure

Traditional passwords are becoming less secure and more cumbersome. Transitioning to passwordless authentication helps boost security and significantly enhances user experience.

Adopt it by implementing solutions such as Windows Hello for Business and FIDO2 security keys. These secure, user-friendly methods will also improve the sign-in experience for your users across cloud and hybrid environments with secure, user-friendly methods. 

Get started today

The new Conditional Access advanced deployment guide (admin credentials required to access) is designed to help IT teams reduce complexity, improve control, and accelerate your deployment of Conditional Access policies.

Now you can leverage Microsoft’s curated templates and best practices to establish a more secure and manageable Conditional Access strategy for your organization from day one.

Need deployment assistance? FastTrack is here to help!

FastTrack is available to support any customer with eligible licenses. Request deployment assistance today or contact your assigned FastTrack Architect (FTA).

Brian Baldock, Rashi Kukke, and Brooke Robertson

Read more on this topic

• Plan a Microsoft Entra Conditional Access deployment – Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn


• Simplify Conditional Access policy deployment with templates – Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn

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