Author: Steve Goodman

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The Practical 365 Update: Episode 29 – Accessibility, Hybrid Work and Tech Crossovers at South Coast Summit

In this week's show, myself and Paul meet up at South Coast Summit - a one-day conference in the UK. For the second time in around a month Paul's over in the UK and in this show we walk and talk on a surprisingly sunny October morning, discussing some of the key things we've learnt from the conference, and the benefits of a large independent conference that covers more than just Microsoft 365.

October 19, 2021

The Practical 365 Update: Episode 28 – Greg Taylor joins us to talk Exchange, plus Teams and more Microsoft 365 news

On the show this week, I'm joined by new Microsoft MVP and Practical 365 writer, Mike Weaver as co-host since Paul Robichaux is away this week, and of course Mike does a sterling job providing perspective on the week's news alongside myself. Later in the episode though, Paul dropped in for our chat with Microsoft's Greg Taylor - who is back on the technical side of Microsoft Exchange Online working on solving one of today's most important issues - getting rid of Basic Authentication.

October 5, 2021

Why a Potential Autodiscover Flaw is Just the Tip of an Iceberg

It's often helpful when security researchers like Guardicore shed light on flaws in Microsoft Exchange - however, the Autodiscover protocol isn't flawed in the way they describe. Even though the issue is hard to replicate, it shouldn't distract from the work you need to do to protect your organization from the underlying reason why people want your credentials.

September 28, 2021

Why can’t you remove the last Exchange Server?

So, you've completed your migration to Exchange Online. Email flows smoothly into and out of the cloud, and all your mailboxes are now online. What's next for your Exchange Servers, now that you've made the transition? After completion you will have several tasks to perform to remove Exchange Servers from your environment, but there is one important caveat you need to know about; if you run Azure AD Connect then you can't remove every Exchange Server from your environment. You will need to keep at least one around for management purposes. In this article, I'll walk through what you can do to minimise what you keep and need to maintain, and what you can consider planning for in the future. You can also join me at TEC this week, on September 2nd.

August 30, 2021

Exchange Vulnerabilities Still Being Exploited and Blackhat USA 2021 highlights what’s still to come. What should you do?

It has been a tiring year for Exchange on-premises and hybrid administrators and unfortunately, it's not getting any easier. The HAFNIUM exploits cast a negative light on Microsoft Exchange, re-emphasizing why email is a crucial part of any organization and that nothing and no one is exempt from an attack. Find out why and what you can do to protect your organization NOW.

August 10, 2021