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Practical 365

Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to Secure Access for Remote Workers

January 27, 2022 by Sean McAvinue Leave a Comment

Microsoft Defender Azure AD

There are many ways to provide secure access for remote users working on a home network or personal device (such as VPNs or VDI environments) and they each bring their own levels of complexity. This article explores using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps as a solution that is easily deployed, and capable of expanding beyond Office 365 to bring a higher level of control and governance over third-party cloud apps that lack similar native controls.

Blog, Microsoft 365 Cloud Access Security Broker, Conditional Access App Control, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Remote Access

Separating users in Office 365 using Address Book Policies

January 5, 2022 by Sean McAvinue 3 Comments

Microsoft 365 has many built-in controls to manage how users communicate externally, however, these controls do not generally extend to internal communication. While this is fine in most environments, situations exist where a degree of separation is required to segregate communication across different groups of users. This article details the configuration of Address Book Policies, and how they can be extended to include Teams.

Blog, Exchange Online, Microsoft 365, PowerShell Address Book Policies, GAL, Information Barriers, OAB

Use Desired State Configuration to Snapshot the Configuration of Your Microsoft 365 Tenant

November 8, 2021 by Sean McAvinue 3 Comments

Microsoft 365 Desired State Configuration (DSC), is a way to capture details of a tenant’s configuration using PowerShell in such a way that any changes made to the configuration can be easily detected. DSC allows administrators to understand when configurations change so that they can take action when necessary. In this article, Sean McAvinue explains how to use DSC to capture and report details of your Microsoft 365 tenant.

Blog, Microsoft 365, PowerShell Desired State Configuration, DSC

How to Work in Multiple Office 365 Tenants Using Browser Profiles

October 6, 2021 by Sean McAvinue 4 Comments

With the pace of Office 365 adoption globally, many administrators will inevitably find themselves in a position where they need to manage more than one tenant simultaneously. When managing at scale, PowerShell allows authentication to multiple tenants using different PowerShell instances. Profiles and containers are a great way to operate across multiple tenants and accounts without going through cumbersome sign-out processes and closing browsers.

Blog, Microsoft 365 Edge profiles, Firefox Multi-Account Containers, Google Chrome profiles, Guest Mode, Microsoft Edge, PowerShell, Private Browsing

Getting the Most out of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Policies

October 1, 2021 by Sean McAvinue Leave a Comment

Microsoft Defender

This article examines the different components of Defender for Office 365, and how you can customize the configuration beyond the baselines to enhance the relevance and impact the policies have on your tenant. The most important aspects to review when modifying the configuration from baselines and the reasons to consider each configuration option are highlighted, but they don’t take you all the way. The items listed here are a subset of what’s available, but when combined with the baselines will help you to bring your Defender implementation to the next level.

Blog, Microsoft 365 Anti-malware, Anti-Phishing, Anti-Spam, Dynamic Delivery, Impersonation Protection, Mailbox Intelligence, Safe Attachments, Whaling

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