Tag - encryption

Tutorial: How to downgrade to the old Office 365 Message Encryption

I recently shared the method used to enable the "new" Office 365 Message Encryption features, built on Azure Information Protection. That process can be followed either to setup a new tenant with the latest version (v2), or to upgrade an existing tenant from the old version (v1.2) to the new...
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Tutorial: Enabling the “new” Office 365 Email Encryption

Previously we have covered Office 365 Message Encryption, as well as what used to be called Azure Rights Management (now Azure Information Protection).  The name changes weren't confusing enough for us, right? Well, awhile back they announced this big change to the email encryption experience. But it is a little...
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How to Encrypt your Hyper-V Guest VM’s using the GUI

Encrypting guest virtual machines is another layer of protection you can add in Hyper-V. Why would an admin want to do this? Because while encrypting the Hyper-V Host itself can protect against stolen physical disks, enabling BitLocker inside your virtual machines protects against stolen virtual disks as well (e.g. if an attacker were...
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How to Encrypt your Hyper-V Host Server using the GUI

Full disk encryption is becoming more important in the SMB.  I recommend this for every Windows 10 Pro PC, and also for your Windows Servers. Small businesses often have a single physical Hyper-V host server, maybe two. And these are usually located in a network closet or mechanical room, in...
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How I advise my clients on compliance & security

Information Security is becoming more and more important in today's world. Here in the North America (including Canada and the US), we have several laws that require us to meet certain compliance requirements as it relates to Information Security for various industries.  Other nations, such as those belonging to the...
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Office 365 Email encryption vs. Rights Management templates

This is a four-part post on Azure Rights Management for Office 365. The Azure RMS service is a powerful tool that we can use to prevent data leakage and share information securely with users inside & outside of the organization. Follow along as we explore how to: Activate Azure Rights Management for Office 365  Configure Email encryption...
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How to configure Email encryption for Office 365

This is a four-part post on Azure Information Protection (formerly Rights Management) for Office 365. The Azure RMS service is a powerful tool that we can use to prevent data leakage and share information securely with users inside & outside of the organization. Follow along as we explore how to: Activate Azure Information Protection for Office 365  ...
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