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How to Improve Remote Worker Security Using Microsoft Intune

In this article, I will show you how to use Microsoft Intune to create a compliance policy to keep remote workers secure.

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Microsoft Updates Teams PowerShell Module to Version 5.7.0

Microsoft has announced the release of version 5.7.0 of the Microsoft Teams PowerShell module. This release introduces several new features aimed at providing IT administrators with enhanced control over user management, reporting, and adherence to organizational policies, among other improvements. Microsoft Teams PowerShell module is a set of cmdlets that enables IT admins to manage…

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How to Create Conditional Access Policies using PowerShell

When working in a Microsoft 365 environment, IT pros can use Conditional Access policies to control access to their tenant. In this article, we’ll detail how to create Conditional Access policies using PowerShell instead of the graphical user interface, and why using PowerShell to do that can help you save some time Conditional Access policies…

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Planner Does Multiplan

Microsoft has announced the ability of the Planner web app to create multiple plans for an Office 365 group. This is a useful feature that Teams and SharePoint Online (the Planner web part) can already do, but some extra work was needed to break the connection between a plan and a group, and that’s what Multiplan means. Or it means a spreadsheet.

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Hive Ransomware Group Attacks Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

Security researchers have revealed a new series of ransomware attacks carried out by the Hive ransomware group to target Microsoft Exchange Servers. Hive is a popular ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model that was first discovered in June 2021. The Hive ransomware group targets business networks with several methods and mechanisms, including phishing emails with attachments. It has…

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Unlocking Success with Microsoft Entra ID: The Critical Need for App Governance Policy

In this episode of Petri Dish, I speak to Jay Gundotra (CEO and Technical Founder of ENow Software) and Sander Berkouwer (Security Specialist and 15x Microsoft Valuable Professional) about why it is critical to establish an application governance policy for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). Links and resources 🔗 Check out ENow’s App…

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What’s New in Microsoft Teams – December 2021

Microsoft has published a monthly round-up of all the features added to its Teams collaboration service in December 2021. This time around, the biggest improvements include End-to-end encryption (E2EE) support, Teams Rooms updates, a new SIP Gateway service, Teams-certified devices, and much more. New features for Microsoft Teams meetings First up, Microsoft has made some…

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Enhancing Cloud Security: Microsoft Details Best Practices to Thwart Identity Compromise

Microsoft has released a comprehensive guide to assist IT administrators in promptly and effectively responding to security breaches within their organizations. The Microsoft Incident Response team detailed best practices to protect workloads in cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Decommission AD FS Microsoft explained that the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) could pose a significant…

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Preview of WORM Storage Added To Azure

Aidan Finn discusses and demonstrates the new write once-read many (WORM) blob storage feature that Microsoft recently launched in preview.

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Teams Brings Inline Translation to the Masses

Microsoft Teams now supports inline translation for messages and personal chats. The translation is done by Microsoft Translator for over 60 languages, and it works well. A couple of small glitches might occur in translation, but Microsoft Translator is probably better at generating foreign language text than you are…

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