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Authentication and authorization Log-in screens protect the information stored in the application from public access. Even if someone gains access to a device, they’ll still have to know the right credentials to gain admittance to the application itself. Set up password rules to make sure your users are choosing passwords that will be difficult to guess. Many tools require passwords to be at least eight characters (although longer is better) and include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letter...

ServiceNow and Microsoft have expanded their joint efforts to make Microsoft Teams the primary mechanism for end users to engage with IT-related services. Rather than requiring end users to learn how to navigate help and service desk applications, the goal now is to make it simple to request a service from within Microsoft Teams, notes Matt Schvimmer, senior vice president and general manager for IT service management, IT business management and DevOps business units at ServiceNow. “The obj...