Monthly Archives - March 2019

Give extra Consideration before implementing WIP (Windows 10 App protection policies)

In Microsoft 365 plans it is possible to configure application protection policies for Android, iOS and Windows 10, right from the 365 Admin center under Devices > Policies. Once built, these correspond to policies that you can find within the Intune / Device management portal under Client apps > App...
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My favorite Conditional Access Policies for the SMB

It's not even a question in my mind anymore--every org who moves their email and other data sets into Office 365 should be protected with Enterprise Mobility + Security (also available in Microsoft 365 Enterprise plans). If you are in the Business subscription of Microsoft 365, this means adding Azure...
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Super-charging security on non-Microsoft 365 E5 plans

This article was updated in April of 2020 Microsoft 365 E5 is the Cadillac of plans. Basically every product in the 365 universe is bundled into this level subscription, and that includes a ton related to security. Recently, Microsoft announced two new bundles aimed at security & compliance. The idea behind these...
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Add-ons that are NOT compatible with Microsoft 365 Business (yet)

Update 3/9/2019: I had to update this article. I am moving some former content on Identity & Threat Protection to its own article, and expanding on it there. Microsoft 365 Business is a fantastic value, and contains most of what we would like to see in a small business subscription. However,...
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Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Plan 2

Recently, Microsoft changed up some of the SKU's relating to security & compliance out in the Microsoft/Office 365 universe. As part of these announcements, they renamed Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to Office 365 ATP Plan 1. Then, to create Office 365 ATP Plan 2, they simply bundled Plan...
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Limiting privilege in Microsoft 365 Business

One of the most important things you can do for boosting your security posture on any technology platform (Microsoft or otherwise), is limiting administrative privilege. We have long known that any given user should really only have enough access to do their jobs, and nothing more. Now in the Enterprise subscriptions...
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