13Sep2018
10Sep2018
How to quickly provision Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions for Exchange Online and ATP using PowerShell
Hey folks, Microsoft 365 Business is a really cool subscription for small businesses, and if you are doing these configurations for a lot of tenants, then you're probably going to want to automate some of the setup. Today I'm going to share a script I use to quickly configure my...
05Sep2018
Replacing your traditional file server with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive, part 2: How to make it happen fast
As promised, today I am going to show you how easy it is to replace your legacy file server and network drive experience with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive. Seriously, anyone can set this up, and it takes just a few minutes. Pre-requisites are: Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update or later)...
30Aug2018
(Mis)Adventures with Conditional Access in Azure Active Directory Premium (P1)
I have been playing with Azure Active Directory Premium (P1) features a lot lately. And I love to try as hard as I can to break things. Turns out, it isn't that hard to do with Conditional Access. But, having brushed up against a few obstacles, I can now share...
27Aug2018
How to configure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) part 3: safe links
This will be our last post in this series on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). We have previously covered anti-phishing policies and safe attachments. Now we will consider safe links. Safe links are basically just taking hyperlinks which exist in Exchange email messages or other content in Office 365, and "rewriting" the...
23Aug2018
How to configure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) part 2: safe attachments
In the previous post, we introduced ATP and one of its key features, anti-phishing polices. ATP is an advanced security product from Microsoft, which is included with Microsoft 365 Business, Office 365 E5, or as a separate add-on to any other subscription, for $2.00/user/month (USD). Today we will explore another...
22Aug2018
Why MDM for Office 365 may be obsolete, with updates to Exchange Active Sync
Disclaimer: This is not breaking news, what I am about to describe has been available for a while, but I just haven't gotten around to blogging about it. Previously I wrote about MDM for Office 365, and I had to update that article since Microsoft keeps changing the interface and...
20Aug2018
How to configure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) part 1: anti-phishing
In a previous post, I covered some of the basic anti-spam/anti-malware protections included with Office 365/Exchange Online. Today I want to explore an add-on subscription called Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), which leverages some fancy pants machine learning and other advanced AI-like tech to detect zero-day and other advanced threats. The...
17Aug2018
Showdown: Office 365 E3 vs. Microsoft 365 Business
Recently I wrote a few articles on the various subscriptions out there, and how confusing everything is getting as the 365 universe expands and morphs. Since that time, I have also been playing more and more with the Microsoft 365 Business subscription (as opposed to Office 365 Business). As previously...
16Aug2018