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Practical Graph: Use an Azure Automation Runbook to Remove Teams Chat Threads

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

A previous article explains how to delete Teams chats using an interactive Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK session. This article builds on that information and explains how to use an Azure Automation runbook to find and remove specified chat threads by scanning all user accounts. The results of the scan and any removed chat threads are emailed to a nominated address at the end of processing.

• Teams

September 25, 2023

Cryptojacking Azure, Storm-0558, Microsoft 365 Copilot News & Prerequisites: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E4

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

On the show this week, Steve Goodman and Paul Robichaux discuss Storm-0558, TEC 2023, new Azure costs, Copilot news, and more!

• Podcasts

September 22, 2023

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Heard from TEC: How Exchange Online Stopped 70 Million Basic Authentication Connects Daily

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

At the TEC 2023 conference in Atlanta, Greg Taylor (Microsoft) analyzed the four-year project he led to remove basic authentication from Exchange Online. Microsoft will reuse the methods and tools developed for this project when it removes other features from Microsoft 365.

• Blog

September 20, 2023

Configuring Enterprise SSO in Apple Devices

• Post author:By James Yip

In this blog, James Yip explains how to Configure Enterprise SSO in Apple Devices when conducting a macOS deployment.

• Blog

September 19, 2023

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Practical Graph: Remove Teams Chat Threads with the Teams Delete Chat API

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

A beta version of a Graph API to delete Teams chat threads allows administrators to remove unwanted chats. This article reviews how the API requests work to delete, list, and undo deleted chat threads using cmdlets from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The first step is to find chats to remove, so we wrote a script to report all the chat threads for the signed-in user.

• Teams

September 18, 2023

AD Recovery is Hard: What Should Your Plan Include?

• Post author:By Burke Matsuo

We hope that you never have to perform a full AD forest recovery in production, but it is something that you’ll want to be well prepared for. Check out this blog and learn what you should be including in your AD recovery plan.

• Active Directory

September 14, 2023

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The Importance of a Well-Thought-Out Security Strategy 

• Post author:By Michael Van Horenbeeck

Although there is not a single definitive right answer on how to leverage Microsoft's solutions to support your cybersecurity strategy, there is much to be learned from how certain challenges are typically overcome by others. In this Blog, Michael Van Horenbeeck discusses the importance of a Well-Thought out Security Strategy with some helpful tips along the way!

• Microsoft 365

September 13, 2023

Lifecycle of a User Identity During a Migration  

• Post author:By Becky Cross

In this blog, Becky Cross dives into the Lifecyle of a User Identity during a Migration and provides some useful tips along the way.

• Microsoft 365

September 12, 2023

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Exploring the Value of Microsoft 365 Multi-Tenant Organizations

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Many questions arose from the announcement of the Microsoft 365 multi-tenant organization (MTO) feature, In this article, I examine some practical aspects of multi-tenant organizations and examine why MTO does not replace the need for tenant-to-tenant migrations.

• Microsoft 365

September 11, 2023

Practical Protection: Is Realistic Security Testing a Good Idea? 

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

Sometimes simulation testing is the best way to see how your org would react to threats, but at what cost? Check out this article, and see what testing would best fit your org.

• Microsoft 365

September 8, 2023

Storm-0558: Understanding How Microsoft Failed to Protect Itself

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

Storm-0558 is a China-originated attack against sensitive Exchange Online mailboxes. The attack exposed several flaws in Microsoft's processing of data. Microsoft says that the holes are now closed, but it's still a good idea to check that your tenant is not being attacked in the same way.

• Security

September 7, 2023

Microsoft Teams Unbundled in Europe, AD cybersecurity tips from Justin Kohler and the latest news: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E3

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

On the show this week, we're talking about Microsoft unbundling Microsoft Teams in response to Slack, new features coming to Teams that are long awaited, plus Justin Kohler from SpecterOps joins us on the show to talk about his TEC session.

• Podcasts

September 7, 2023