Exchange Online gets a useful new feature, Teams Rooms get a lick of paint, Meeting Recording controls improve plus more: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E20

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

Join Steve and Paul for season 3, episode 20 of the Practical 365 podcast - this week we're talking licensing - and it i good news; plus the MTR Windows devices are getting a paint job. But why and how does this affect you? Teams meeting recordings are going to get some useful controls, plus Planner gets some really useful new features that we've both been testing out.

• Podcasts

February 2, 2023

How to Apply Container Management Labels to Existing Teams

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

It's easy to apply sensitivity labels to new teams, but what happens if you need to apply labels to a batch of existing teams? This article explains the basic steps necessary to find teams without labels, figure out the labels to apply, and apply the selected labels.

• Teams

February 1, 2023

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Why User Submissions of Suspicious Email Delivered to Exchange Online are so Valuable

• Post author:By Damian Scoles

User Submissions is a valuable Microsoft 365 feature that helps add an extra layer of defense in your organization. In this article, Damian Scoles discusses the importance of User Submissions and how to set up your configuration.

• Exchange Online

January 31, 2023

What Now for Exchange 2013 Customers as End of Support Deadline Looms?

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Exchange 2013 support ends on April 11, 2023. After that, Microsoft will not make fixes for security or functionality problems available to customers. It's time to make the decision to upgrade to Exchange 2019 or move to Exchange Online. Most organizations will find that Exchange Online is the right choice. Exchange 2019 is appropriate for organizations that have the right skills, experience, and investment to run a secure Exchange service.

• Exchange Server

January 30, 2023

Practical Protection: Why You Might Want to Get Rid of Ads 

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

With an increase in ads being used to deliver malware, there is now a practical reason to consider blocking ads on your corporate network. Paul Robichaux offers 4 solutions to protecting your org from these pesty attacks.

• Microsoft 365

January 26, 2023

Source Control for Microsoft 365 Tenant Admins: Part II

• Post author:By Andy Schneider

This is the second article in a series of articles on Source Control for Microsoft 365 Tenant Admins. In this article, Andy Schneider explains how to use Git's capabilities and processes to easily collaborate and co-develop code.

• Microsoft 365

January 25, 2023

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The Importance of Standardizing Microsoft 365 Account Creation

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Microsoft 365 tenants can create Azure AD accounts in different ways. No matter whether you create accounts manually or with PowerShell scripts, the important thing is to end up with the right data in Azure AD because many Microsoft 365 features depend on accurate directory.

• Azure Active Directory

January 23, 2023

What We Can Learn from the Rackspace Breach

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

In early December 2022, Rackspace had a major breach in their exchange environment that led to customers' mail data being stolen. This article explains what happened and what can be learned from this incident.

• Exchange Server

January 19, 2023

A trio of Security Bugs in Exchange and New Azure AD sync features: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E19

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

In this week's Practical 365 Podcast, Steve and Paul Discuss new security updates for Exchange Server, what you should do if you are still on Exchange Server 2013, Azure AD Cross Tenant Sync arrives in the roadmap for imminent release, and much more!

• Podcasts

January 18, 2023

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Using Advanced Message Tracking to identify Junk-Mail and Spoof Messages

• Post author:By Siegfried Jagott

This article reviews using advanced message tracking to identify Junk-Mail and Spoof Messages through tools like Exchange Message Trace, Threat Explorer, Message Header Analyzer, and Advanced Hunting.

• Blog

January 17, 2023

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All About Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels (2023)

• Post author:By Tony Redmond

Microsoft has broadened and deepened the functionality available through sensitivity labels since their introduction in 2018. This article explains the basics of sensitivity labels and highlights some of the areas where important changes have occurred.

• Microsoft 365

January 16, 2023

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Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfers: Strategy Phase

• Post author:By Lenny Yu and Richard Dean

Join us as we continue the Exchange Online Domain Transfers series, focusing on the strategy phase of a Microsoft 365 domain move project.

• Exchange Online

January 12, 2023