08Apr2019
07Jan2019
Protect messages and documents in Microsoft 365 Business with AIP, part 1: Email encryption
In this series, I am going to show off some of the functionality and customization that you can make in Microsoft 365 Business, which includes Azure Information Protection (AIP). There is a growing user base for this SKU, and a lot of admins out there trying to figure out how...
12Dec2018
Adding Hybrid Exchange in retrospect (post-migration)
Sometimes organizations that have already migrated email to Office 365 using a third party tool or a cutover method would like to "go hybrid" and install Azure AD Connect after the fact. Usually the driving factors here are password sync and Single Sign-On with the local domain. To their disappointment,...
01Nov2018
How to migrate from Windows Server Active Directory to Azure AD and Microsoft 365 Business (including Teams) in 5 easy steps
Microsoft 365 Business is a very compelling platform for the small business, particularly those that are "born in the cloud," or, those who have shed most of their on-premises server weight already, by moving their line of business apps to cloud-based alternatives. I can't tell you how many clients I...
25Oct2018
12 Steps you can take to up your Office 365 Security & Compliance game
I don't mean to oversimplify things here. This is not a comprehensive guide or anything like that. Every organization has different goals and business objectives, and depending on your industry, etc., you could have very different compliance regulations or whatever, that you need to consider. My goal is just to...
22Oct2018
Understanding Email authentication (SPF, DKIM and DMARC) in Office 365 Exchange Online
For a long time now, we administrators have had the ability to provide email authentication for our customers using SPF, DKIM and DMARC. However, an embarrassingly low percentage of us actually take advantage of these tools. That means it is fairly trivial business for a third party to spoof messages...
11Oct2018
Understanding the Anti-Spoofing technology in Exchange Online
In the Spring of 2018, Microsoft released some new anti-spoofing features into their Advanced Threat Protection product, which is also bundled into Microsoft & Office 365 E5 plans, as well as Microsoft 365 Business. Anti-spoofing leverages machine learning and other intelligent software to determine whether messages have been "spoofed" or...
04Oct2018
How to configure journaling, and the undeliverable reports mailbox, in Exchange Online
In Office 365 Exchange Online, it is possible to setup journal rules. When you turn on journaling, a copy of email messages that you specify will be written to another (third-party) location. It is not supported to write the journal into another mailbox hosted at Office 365, however, there are...
20Sep2018
How to enable auditing in Exchange Online
Microsoft 365 has a powerful Security & Compliance center that is becoming cooler every quarter that goes by. However, one rather important piece to understand is that auditing (logging of certain activities) is not turned on by default. They are in the process of updating this to be on by...
17Sep2018