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Microsoft to Deprecate Search-Mailbox Cmdlet in Exchange Online – What You Need to Know

Microsoft is set to retire the Microsoft 365 Purview eDiscovery standard search-mailbox cmdlet. The company has recently announced in a message on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that this change will go into effect in March this year. The Search-Mailbox cmdlet is a PowerShell command that allows administrators to search for particular items in Exchange...

About Exchange Online

Exchange Online, a key component of Microsoft 365, offers organizations a robust, cloud-based email hosting solution that combines efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Tailored to meet the demands of businesses of all sizes, Exchange Online provides an enterprise-grade email service with rich features like calendaring, task management, and contacts organization. Its seamless integration with other Microsoft 365 applications, such as Outlook and Teams, ensures a cohesive and productive communication experience. Businesses will benefit from Exchange Online's high availability and redundancy features, which guarantee uninterrupted email service and data protection, crucial for maintaining business continuity.

Security and compliance are paramount, and Exchange Online addresses these needs with enterprise-grade security measures. It includes built-in defenses against spam, malware, and phishing threats, ensuring a secure email environment. Exchange Online also offers advanced compliance solutions, supporting standards like GDPR, HIPAA, and others, essential for businesses handling sensitive information. IT professionals can manage security policies, user permissions, and data loss prevention (DLP) settings with ease, providing granular control over their organization's email security posture. Additionally, with features like eDiscovery and archiving, Exchange Online makes it simpler for IT teams to manage data governance and legal compliance requirements, making it an ideal choice for organizations prioritizing security and compliance in their communication strategy.

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How to Connect to Exchange Online Using PowerShell

Last Update: Dec 05, 2023

Exchange Online PowerShell is a command-line tool that allows you to manage your Exchange Online mailboxes and users. It can be used to perform a variety of tasks, such as creating and managing mailboxes, configuring mail flow rules, and managing user permissions. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install and connect to Exchange…

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Microsoft Deprecates Remote PowerShell Support in Exchange Online

In a decisive move toward bolstering cybersecurity, Microsoft is permanently turning off Remote PowerShell Protocol (RPS) for Exchange Online this month. The company urges customers to move to the REST-based Exchange Online PowerShell version 3 module instead. Remote PowerShell Protocol (RPS) is a feature that allows IT admins to run PowerShell commands or scripts on…

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Microsoft to Kill Off Exchange Web Services in October 2026

Microsoft has recently sent ripples through the developer community with its announcement of the retirement of the Exchange Web Services API. The company will begin blocking EWS requests from non-Microsoft applications to Exchange Online starting in October 2026. Exchange Web Services (EWS) is a cross-platform managed API that allows developers to build custom applications that…

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Microsoft Explains How Chinese Hackers Breached US Government Email Accounts

Microsoft recently disclosed a cyber-espionage campaign that allowed Chinese hackers to steal a signing key and breach sensitive US government email accounts. The company launched an investigation into the security incident, which led to the publication of detailed findings in a report released on Wednesday. In July, Microsoft detailed that a Chinese hacking group (tracked…

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How to Block Email Forwarding in Exchange Online

Last Update: Aug 22, 2023

The first article in this series discussed how to remove the ability of OWA users to create autoforwarding addresses. This does a lot to stop the forwarding of email outside an organization, but OWA is only one part of the problem. We also need to deal with the other ways that messages can be automatically…

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US Government to Investigate Chinese Hack That Breached Exchange Online

The Cyber Security Review Board (CSRB) has recently announced that it will investigate the recent compromise of Exchange Online used by the US government. The board also plans to conduct a review of the identity and authentication infrastructure used by cloud providers. Last month, Microsoft confirmed that China state-backed hackers (dubbed ‘Storm-0558’) breached the email…

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How to Get Started With Exchange Online Archiving

Last Update: Aug 11, 2023

Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving allows you to alleviate issues your users run into when their mailboxes approach their allocated quota. As an IT admin, Exchange Online Archiving is a really powerful tool that should not be overlooked. In this article, I’ll examine why archiving is necessary and how to enable Exchange Online Archiving to help…

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Office 365 Mailbox Quotas Swelling to 100 GB

Last Update: Aug 07, 2023

Microsoft is increasing the default mailbox quota for the Office 365 E3 and E5 plans to 100 GB. That’s quite a lot of space to fill, but Microsoft has good reasons for upping the limit.

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Report: Stolen Microsoft Key Gave Chinese Hackers Widespread Access to Cloud Services

Microsoft has recently disclosed a security breach that allowed Chinese hackers to access the email accounts of around two dozen organizations. Now, security researchers have found that the stolen security key provided access to far beyond Outlook and Exchange Online email accounts. According to Microsoft, the Chinese hacking group (dubbed Storm-0558) used forged authentication tokens…

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