15Feb2019
06Feb2019
We have to talk about Intune
There was a time, not long ago, when I would have conversations with others like me, who work for other managed service providers around the US--we would all say the same thing: "We don't want any part of Intune--we have our own RMM tools..." Let me be clear--I still do not...
01Feb2019
How (and why) to leverage Microsoft 365 Business to manage third-party applications
One capability of Azure Active Directory which is included in your Microsoft 365 Business subscription (but which hardly anyone is taking advantage of in the SMB space) is the ability to bring third-party SaaS applications under management, and assign them to end-users--publishing them centrally via an application portal (myapps.microsoft.com), and...
21Jan2019
Password write-back is now supported on Microsoft 365 Business Premium! (And how to setup SSPR for hybrid accounts)
Well, well. Isn't this a pleasant surprise? Microsoft recently granted another one of my wishes, which I have previously blogged about, here. (1) Self-service password reset (SSPR) is now supported for hybrid synced accounts on the Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscription. The welcome announcement made on Microsoft's tech community blog did...
15Jan2019
Differences between Azure Information Protection labels and Office 365 Sensitivity labels
In the previous two posts, we looked at two capabilities of Azure Information Protection (AIP) P1, which is one of the many subscriptions bundled into Microsoft 365 Business: Email encryption & customizationLabels for classifying messages and documents Recent announcements have shifted the sands a bit here with so-called "Unified labeling"--which...
14Jan2019
Protect messages and documents in Microsoft 365 Business with AIP, part 2: AIP labels
Azure Information Protection (AIP) uses “labels” to classify and protect data. Labels are published to end users for eventual consumption and use through a “policy.” In the olden days, applying permissions and restricting access to files was more rudimentary—again, it was based on the concept of the “four walls.” We would erect...
10Jan2019
Busting the myth behind Secure Score
For someone who writes so extensively on Microsoft / Office 365 products, especially with regard to security, I haven't said much about their Secure Score tool on this site yet. Probably I have mentioned it once or twice, but I haven't opined on it, officially. So here's the thing. It is...
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...
27Dec2018
How to use DLP to automatically file HIPAA incident reports in Microsoft 365
I have previously written about Data Loss Prevention (DLP) on this site, and today I am going to demonstrate another important use of this technology in helping to meet certain compliance requirements for HIPAA.* You can also apply this process to other sensitive information types, where incident reports are recommended,...
19Dec2018