How attackers bypass third-party mail filtering to Office 365
Attackers can bypass your third-party gateway systems delivering spam and malicious content. Office 365 architect Tony Akers writes on how to fix this.
November 17, 2018
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Privileged Access Management – Part Two
Part two of MVP Vasil Michev's investigative blog series takes the recently released Privileged Access Management feature for a spin!
November 10, 2018
Privileged Access Management in Office 365 – Part One
In this two-part blog, MVP Vasil Michev does a deep-dive into Privileged Access Management in Office 365 and a guide on how to practice this effectively.
November 6, 2018
New Microsoft 365 role and certification: Enterprise Architect
In this short article, Chris Rhodes takes a look at one of the latest Microsoft 365 roles: the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Architect job role. He then explores the associated certification pathways.
October 26, 2018
Increasing email migration throughput to Office 365 using multiple migration endpoints
One of the most common asks when migrating mailboxes to Exchange Online is “how do I speed up my migration?”. There’s a number of ways to accomplish this, and in this article, we’re going to provide a quick primer on how to improve throughput by using multiple migration endpoints.
October 11, 2018
Come and write for Practical 365
We’re looking for experienced IT professionals to join us in our Practical 365 community. Write about your practical experience with all things Microsoft.
October 9, 2018
The Best of Microsoft Ignite 2018
Check out this video to hear some of our Microsoft Ignite 2018 highlights. We had many opportunities to meet with other IT professionals in our community.
October 9, 2018
Password Protection with Azure AD and ‘Common Passwords’
Brian Reid discusses the challenges with password protection and management, exploring one of the useful features available within Azure AD: Common Passwords.
October 2, 2018
Multi-factor Authentication by Default for Administrators in Azure AD and Office 365
How the Azure Active Directory baseline security policy enforces multi-factor authentication for privileged administrator accounts in Office 365 and Azure AD.
June 29, 2018
Blocking IMAP, POP, and Other Legacy Applications From Office 365 Using Azure Active Directory Conditional Access
How to use Azure Active Directory conditional access policies to block legacy applications such as POP, IMAP, and basic authentication from connecting to Office 365.
June 14, 2018
Managing Outlook Cached Mode and OST File Sizes
How to manage Outlook cached mode settings and OST file sizes using Group Policy and registry settings to improve performance and the end user experience.
May 30, 2018
A Look at Azure Advanced Threat Protection (Azure ATP)
Take a look at Azure ATP (Advanced Threat Protection), the cloud-based security service by Microsoft that provides monitoring and alerting for suspicious activity in your on-premises Active Directory environment.
May 29, 2018