Tag: Security

On-Premises Pain, Copilot Curiosity, and a Glimpse into Global Secure Access: Practical 365 Podcast S04E38

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

Steve Goodman and Paul Robichaux dissect the latest Microsoft news, focusing on the sting of rising on-premises licensing costs. The team also explores Copilot Studio and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Plus, Steve Goodman and Bastiaan Verdonk interview Microsoft's Janice Ricketts, to unravel the complexities of Global Secure Access (GSA) and Zero Trust security.

• Podcasts

April 23, 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 Protection: Logging – What the Feds Say You’re Doing Wrong

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

In this episode of Practical Protection, Paul Robichaux dives into CISA's Microsoft Expanded Cloud Logs Implementation Playbook, its prerequisites, and applying this advice into your organization.

• Exchange Online

February 5, 2025

Practical Protection: Heading Into 2025

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

With 2025 in full swing, it's time to do some reflecting! In this episode of practical protection, we look back at the major Microsoft security events in 2024 and how you can prepare yourself for what's to come in 2025.

• Security

January 6, 2025

Practical Protection: The 2024 Microsoft Digital Defense Report

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

It's that time of the year again! In this episode of Practical Protection, we review the 2024 Microsoft Digital Defense Report and offer our recommendations to protect against the emerging and current threat.

• Blog

October 23, 2024

Practical Protection: Imposing Cost

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

No one likes spending money! In this episode of Practical Protection, we dive into imposing cost on attackers, hopefully deterring them from attacking in the first place.

• Security

September 6, 2024

Practical Protection: How to Score a Raise

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

Looking to score that raise? In this episode of Practical Protection, we dive into Microsoft 365 Secure score, how it works, and help you better secure your Microsoft cloud environments.

• Entra ID

August 19, 2024

Practical Protection: Shall We Play a Game? 

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

This edition of Practical Protection is all about theory and playing games. In this blog, Paul Robichaux explains how to improve your security posture by setting up hypothetical scenarios in your environment.

• Security

November 9, 2023

Practical Protection: Banning Bad Passwords 

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

In this installment of Practical Protection, Paul Robichaux Talks about Password Banning in your Entra ID Tenant and why everyone should implement this extra layer of protection.

• Security

October 26, 2023

Top Five Security Topics For Microsoft 365 Projects

• Post author:By James Yip

Security is not a one-time thing. We must improve configurations as products evolve and new situations arise. In this blog, James Yip dives into his top five security topics for Microsoft 365 Projects.

• Security

October 25, 2023

Practical Protection: Practical Guidance from the Microsoft Digital Defense Report

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

It's that time of the year again! Microsoft is releasing their annual Microsoft Digital Defense Report (MDDR), and you may want to give it a read. In this blog, we talk about the highlights from the MDDR and offer some advice to better protect your organization.

• Microsoft 365

October 12, 2023

Not Today, Satan: Securing Your Network by Blocking Ad-Borne Malware

• Post author:By Paul Robichaux

Apart from being annoying, advertisements can actually be used to deliver malware. This blog explains what "Malvertising" is and how to secure your network from these attacks.

• Microsoft 365

October 6, 2023