24Nov2023
27Oct2023
Try not to take Zero Trust too literally
The world of modern medicine uses this term āminimal effective doseā or MED. The idea is to find the optimal balance between efficacy and toxicity, or benefit and cost, of a given intervention. For example, what is the minimum dose or concentration required of a drug to produce the desired...
07Sep2023
Adopting the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) with Microsoft 365’s Sensitivity Labels
I have previously written about Sensitivity labels, along with a template of the core labels that I like to use when introducing Small Businesses to the concept of data classification. Recently, I decided to update this standard to align more closely with the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP). Let me share...
22Aug2023
The Underwhelming MAM for Edge and What Else We Can Do
A while back I had written about a solution that I have been anxiously awaiting since its announcement: MAM for Edge on Windows. Let me explain the background a bit. We used to have Windows Information Protection (WIP). Well, we still have it for enrolled devices, but it is being deprecated,...
08Jul2023
Should I use Hybrid Azure AD Join or not?
I consulted with an MSP recently about one of their larger customers, and whether or not to implement Hybrid Azure AD Join for existing Windows workstations (joined to traditional Active Directory). The classic consultant answer of course is, "It depends." In certain cases, perhaps. But in truth and in practice,...
06Jun2023
Can I use Windows 365 as a Privileged Access Workstation?
It has been a while since we did a question from a reader. This one has been in my inbox for a while now, but since I just recently covered Windows 365 with our peer group, my offline conversation from a few months ago came to mind again, and I...
19May2023
The future is bright, according to Bing’s New Chat Bot
āI think Copilot is an amazing innovation that can transform the way we work and make us more efficient and creative. I am glad to see Microsoft leading the way in AI technology. šā Thanks for that insight, Bing. I donāt know what Iād do without you. It is hard to...
28Apr2023
Why arenāt you protecting your mobile devices with Microsoft Defender?
Recently I was on a call with Microsoft, and I was surprised to hear that adoption for Microsoft Defender on mobile devices is still extremely low. But according to other industry partners, this is true of Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) solutions in general. I think this unfortunate trend could be...
01Apr2023
Reviewing the GDAP Wizard in Lighthouse
Hey folks! In todayās article, we will be taking a closer look at Granular Delegated Admin Permissions or GDAP. Ā You can think of this feature as providing similar functionality to Privileged Identity Management (PIM), including āJust-in-Timeā (JIT) access, but specifically with regard to your partner tenant as you āreach acrossā...
31Jan2023