Exchange Server Updates, AI Hype, and Practical Cybersecurity with Paula Januszkiewicz: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E36

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

In this episode, Paul and I discuss the latest Exchange Server updates, question the hype around AI agents, and welcome cybersecurity expert Paula Januszkiewicz who shares eye-opening stories about security breaches, social engineering tactics, and practical advice for organizations of all sizes. Paula reveals how AI is transforming both sides of the cybersecurity battlefield and why even the most basic security measures can make a significant difference.

• Podcasts

March 5, 2025

Practical PowerShell: Restore an Entra ID Deleted User Account and Update Its User Principal Name

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

The need to restore deleted user accounts sometimes arises. The process is well understood and options are available to do the job in the Entra and Microsoft 365 admin centers. But if you need to restore a deleted user account and change its user principal name, that operation can only be done with PowerShell. This article explores why updating a user principal name during a restore might be necessary and the code to restore accounts.

• Entra ID

March 4, 2025

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Practical Graph: Creating SharePoint News Items from an RSS Feed

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

This article explains how to use the SharePoint Pages API to create new site pages with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK after reading information from an RSS feed. Parsing the RSS feed to find article details is just one of the challenges encountered and solved to accomplish the goal.

• SharePoint Online

February 26, 2025

Practical PnP: Automating Teams Creation using Templates

• Post author:By Sean McAvinue

In this installment of Practical PnP, Sean McAvinue dives into how PnP PowerShell can help to improve automated Teams provisioning using templates and preset structures.

• Blog

February 25, 2025

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Microsoft Announces Tenant-Level External Recipient Rate Limit for Exchange Online

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

In an announcement that will surprise many, Microsoft announced the introduction of a tenant-wide external recipient rate limit for Exchange Online tenants to roll out starting on March 3, 2025. The new limit is designed to stop bad actors using Exchange Online as a spam platform. Microsoft says that its telemetry indicates that the new TERRL will not impact many tenants, but that fact is worth checking for any organization.

• Exchange Online

February 24, 2025

Practical Protection: Banning Apps with Intune

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

In this in episode of Practical Protection, we dive into some recent IT incidents involving applications, and how Intune can be used to block them from your devices.

• Intune

February 24, 2025

Practical Graph: Exploring the Best Way to Control User Access to Entra ID Apps

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Most Microsoft 365 tenants have a collection of Entra ID apps to manage. One task might be to control access to Entra ID apps, so the question is how best to do this. Assignments for users and groups control the ability to use apps while custom app roles are there for developers to determine what a user can done when they run an app.

• Blog

February 19, 2025

Practical PowerShell: Parameter Input Validation

• Post author:By Michel De Rooij

In previous Practical PowerShell articles, Michel discussed using parameters in advanced functions and utilizing dynamic parameters. In this article, we will dive in a bit deeper on a topic we touched on lightly in those articles, which is ways to validate parameter input.

• PowerShell

February 18, 2025

Protecting Exchange Server with TLS 1.3

• Post author:By Jaap Wesselius

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is used to setup secure connections between clients and servers. In this blog, we review TLS 1.3, its changes and advantages, and compare it to its predecessor, TLS 1.2.

• Blog

February 17, 2025

So Long Rich, and Thanks for Avoiding the Phish: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E35

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

Join Steve Goodman and Rich Dean for Rich's final episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, where they reflect on memorable guests and insights from past episodes. Plus, meet new co-host Bastiaan Verdonk, a cybersecurity expert with over 28 years of industry experience, as they discuss AI developments and the future of technology.

• Blog

February 13, 2025

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Practical Graph: Controlling App Access to SharePoint Online Sites

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

The Microsoft Graph API offers great access to SharePoint Online site content, but sometimes the need exists to resist app access to SharePoint Online sites. That's where the Sites.Selected Graph permission comes in by allowing administrators to dictate exactly which sites an app can access. Practice the Principle of Least Permission!

• SharePoint Online

February 11, 2025

Integrating Microsoft Forms with SQL Server using Power Automate

• Post author:By Rachel Irabor

Integrating Microsoft Forms with SQL Server through Power Automate provides a structured way to store form submissions. In this blog, we review how to implement this process and provide a real-world use case, including important security considerations.

• Microsoft 365

February 10, 2025