This constant demand for high connectivity , reliability and performance goes hand in hand with a different challenge : increasing cybersecurity threats .

A familiar tune : Balancing access and risk

Senior Network Engineer Christian-Martin Schulz and his experienced team of 12 are responsible for maintaining secure , high-performance access to Yamaha ’ s corporate network . Schulz is also an active member of the company ’ s German works council . As such , he is well versed in the importance of data protection and the problems inherent in managing access and authorisations across the enterprise .

The failure of Active Directory inevitably leads to a standstill in business activities .

These priorities prompted Schulz to evaluate the security of Yamaha ’ s identity infrastructure . Like 90 % of companies worldwide , the company uses Microsoft Active Directory ( AD ) as its central directory service .

Through the course of his duties at Yamaha , Schulz developed a passion for cybersecurity . He began

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