Identity Management Deep Dive with Microsoft’s Merill Fernando – The Practical 365 Podcast S4E31
In this episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, we are joined by Maryl Fernando to discuss Ignite, Maester.dev, and more!
November 22, 2024
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Reflecting on Copilot Wave 2, Exchange’s Final Countdown & Teams Updates – The Practical 365 Podcast S4E30
In this Episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, Steve and Paul talk Copilot wave 2, Exchange 2016/2019 end of support, new Teams updates, and more.
November 20, 2024
Practical Graph: Extracting Value from Entra Sign In Logs
Entra ID sign-in data is a valuable source of information for Microsoft 365 tenant administrators. Although you can browse sign-in data through the Entra admin center, working with the data through PowerShell reveals all sorts of possibilities for analysis to answer questions about who is connecting to your tenant.
November 13, 2024
How to Swap Licenses Using Group-Based Licensing
Moving Group-Based Licensing to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center can create some challenges. Luckily there is a way to avoid this. In this blog, we explain how to execute Group-Based License swaps with the help of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.
November 12, 2024
Practical Endpoint: Restricting Admin Access to an Endpoint
In this episode of Practical Endpoint, we explain two approaches to restricting Admin rights to corporate devices using Intune and Autopilot.
November 5, 2024
Practical Graph: How to Use Graph Schema Extensions
Sometimes Microsoft 365 tenants need to store specific data for objects like users and groups. The Graph provides several extensibility options. This article describes how to define and use schema extensions to store information about the container management labels assigned to Microsoft 365 Groups.
October 28, 2024
Evaluating Privileged Identity Management Effectiveness
This article outlines how to get started with PIM, how to audit its use, and what workarounds could be circumventing your security controls.
October 17, 2024
Practical Protection: Sign-In Marking
Microsoft reported yet another nation-state attack, code-named Peach Sandstorm. In this blog, we discuss the threat actor and provide steps to defend against similar attacks.
September 18, 2024
Group Writeback with Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync
Microsoft recently stopped supporting Microsoft Entra Connect and introduced its successor, Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync. This blog reviews how to set up and configure Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, with helpful tips along the way.
September 16, 2024
Checklist for Terminating Employees with Microsoft 365 Accounts
Terminating employees is never fun, but it does happen. And when it happens, you need to know the necessary steps for removing their access. This blog serves as a checklist for removing employees with Microsoft 365 Accounts,
September 9, 2024
Using Entra ID Classifications with Microsoft 365 Groups
Entra ID classifications don't seem very exciting because they're text-only visual markers for Microsoft 365 groups and teams that don't come with any of the intelligence built into sensitivity labels. However, classifications can do a useful job for Microsoft 365 tenants that don't have the necessary licenses for sensitivity labels or who don't want to implement sensitivity labels.
July 22, 2024
Practical Graph: Find Ownerless and Memberless Groups with Graph APIs
Over time, it's likely that some of the groups in a Microsoft 365 tenant will fall into either the category of memberless groups or ownerless groups. Microsoft has a solution to manage ownerless Microsoft 365 groups, but not the other group types supports by the Graph. This article explains how to find and report memberless groups using the Get-MgGroup cmdlet.
June 19, 2024