24Sep2018
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
Enable the Archive Mailbox and modify the default retention policy (for cloud-only and hybrid users)
In any subscription that includes Exchange Online Archiving, such as Office 365 E3 or Microsoft 365 Business (as well as any subscription to which the Archiving add-on is applied), it is possible to enable an unlimited storage container for those hoarders out there, known as an archive mailbox. I'm looking...
13Sep2018
Configuring Data Loss Prevention (DLP): An example automatically encrypting GLBA content via Email
If you have a subscription such as Microsoft 365 Business or Office 365 E3, then you can configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, which are great tools for helping your organization meet compliance standards. I especially recommend it for businesses in the financial or medical industries, due to laws and...
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)...
04Sep2018
Replacing your traditional file server with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive, part 1: Overcoming the hurdles
There is no doubt about it, more and more workloads are moving to the cloud these days, especially in the SMB space. Nevertheless, more often than not organizations (even small ones) remain completely disorganized when it comes to their legacy file servers, and this can be the most difficult piece...
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