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As an IT Pro, it is crucial to your organization to make sure that your users receive legitimate emails. Sometimes, Exchange Online Protection (EOP) can flag these emails as spam. Safely creating whitelists — also sometimes referred to as allowlists — for specific domains/email addresses allows you to efficiently manage email flow in your organization and…

Microsoft has announced some important changes coming to Server Message Block (SMB) signing on Windows 11 Enterprise edition. Starting with the latest Windows 11 Insider Canary Build, SMB signing is now required by default for all connections. Server Message Block is a client-server communication protocol that allows users to share access to resources such as…

Microsoft has started rolling out a new search experience in preview to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Mac. The new feature should make it easier for users to find information across multiple sources. According to Microsoft, the revamped search experience offers smart search suggestions to help users improve productivity and save time. Users can…

In this article, I will explain how to enable Windows 10 auto login to reach the desktop environment without having to enter a username and password. I’ll also outline the pros and cons associated with configuring auto login on this version of Windows. What is auto login on Windows 10? Windows 10 provides robust security…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Conditional Access authentication strength policies for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The new feature allows IT admins to choose which multifactor authentication (MFA) methods can be used while accessing network resources. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security feature that allows customers to use two or more methods of…

As a true Power Platform guy, I watched the breaking headlines from Microsoft Build 2023 last month and came away with 2 words to caption the bulk of it: Copilot Everywhere! Microsoft’s powerful AI service is making its way into various Power Platform and Microsoft 365 products. Imagine having an intelligent assistant at your fingertips…

Microsoft has discovered a new macOS vulnerability dubbed Migraine. The company detailed in its security advisory that the flaw allows attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) and perform malicious operations on macOS machines. Apple first launched System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS Yosemite back in 2014. The feature is designed to prevent threat actors…

Microsoft has detailed all the improvements made to its Teams collaboration service in May 2023. The major highlights include a new active speaker view, 3D avatars, offline meetings, as well as management and security features. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Active speaker view for Microsoft Teams meetings Microsoft Teams has introduced…

Last month was packed with Windows announcements as Windows 11 did get a lot of stage time during Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference. With Windows Copilot, Microsoft will integrate a new AI assistant into the OS, and Windows Insiders will get to test it first later this month.  The software giant also made various announcements…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of cross-tenant synchronization for Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) customers. The new feature allows IT admins to automate the creation of user accounts across tenants in their organization. Microsoft launched the public preview of cross-tenant synchronization for Azure AD back in January. Cross-tenant synchronization helps to…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Amazon Security Lake is hitting general availability this week. The new service enables organizations to create a specialized data lake to aggregate, normalize, and store security data. Security teams often face difficulties in gathering scattered security data within an organization. This is primarily because identity providers, firewalls, and…

As an IT admin, preventing your users from using simple or known-hacked passwords has become critical for the overall security of your enterprise. An excellent step to take is to plan for and deploy Azure AD Password Protection. In this article, I’ll walk you through installing the Proxy service and DC agent in your on-premises…