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Using Entra ID Support for Passkey Authentication with Microsoft 365

Entra ID supports passkeys as an authentication method. In fact, support is a variation of the existing FIDO2 authentication method using device-bound passkeys managed by the Microsoft Authenticator app. Passkeys are a strong phishing-proof authentication method. The question is whether the current implementation will be considered too complicated by regular users.

Deploy Cloud-Based Windows LAPS to Windows Endpoints

Microsoft recently released a revamped version of LAPS that can store the local admin password in Entra ID to work with cloud-managed endpoints. In this blog, we dive into deploying LAPS and how to use it to further enhance the security of Windows endpoints.

Translating SharePoint Online Documents

SharePoint Translation is a SharePoint Premium service that can translate the content of Office documents and PDF files to the languages supported by the Microsoft Translator service. Be careful about the costs, which can be heavy if you process large documents.

Managing Exclusions for Microsoft Security Solutions

In this blog, Thijs Lecomte reviews Exclusion for Microsoft Security Solutions, why they are important, and how to manage them.

Using PowerShell to Get a Report of Installed Apps

In this blog, James Yip reviews how to use PowerShell to examine details of managed devices and installed apps on endpoints.

Microsoft Takes Steps to Offset Midnight Blizzard Damage

The fallout from the Midnight Blizzard attack against Microsoft continues as Microsoft takes action to harden the security of its own and customer tenants. One step is to retire the EWS Application Impersonation role. This will happen in February 2025 ahead of the retirement of Exchange Web Services in October 2026.

Tenant Consolidation and Turning Off the Lights

In this blog, we review the steps needed to migrate and properly decommission your old tenant during an M&A Consolidation.

Securing Copilot for Microsoft 365

This article examines how Copilot for Microsoft 365 handles protected content, including how it interacts with Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels. Hopefully, this information will help administrators to configure information protection controls and understand their impact in relation to Copilot for Microsoft 365.

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