07Sep2023
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...
28Apr2023
Why aren’t 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 today’s article, we will be taking a closer look at Granular Delegated Admin Permissions or GDAP. You can think of this feature as providing similar functionality to Privileged Identity Management (PIM), including “Just-in-Time” (JIT) access, but specifically with regard to your partner tenant as you “reach across”...
09Dec2022
But have you turned multifactor authentication ALL the way on?
Do you remember just a short time ago, Microsoft would claim that switching on Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) prevents 99.9% of identity-based attacks? Well, the times they are a-changin. I do not know what they would report today for a percentage of attacks which are thwarted by MFA alone, but I...
01Sep2022
Alternatives to OneDrive and SharePoint (and when to consider them)
One of the things I often get asked about is how to deal with various limitations in OneDrive and SharePoint Online. For those who don’t know, SharePoint Online is the file storage & sharing solution underpinning the Microsoft 365 universe of applications, including the popular Teams application, while OneDrive for...
11Jul2022
Updated Migration Advice: Remove the last Exchange Server?
The last time I published articles on the topic of email migration was in the long, long ago: in the before time. Yes, before pandemics and novel coronaviruses, but also before we had the option to remove the last Exchange server. Some have asked me if I would change any...
02Jun2022