Office 365 - Microsoft Entra ID

Practical Sentinel: Adding Networking Data to Microsoft Sentinel

Thijs Lecomte — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Are you looking to ingest your data into Sentinel? In this episode of Practical Sentinel, we review use cases and tips for ingesting networking data into Sentinel.

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Practical Graph: Microsoft Launches Entra PowerShell Module

Tony Redmond — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

On June 27, 2024, Microsoft launched the preview of the Entra PowerShell module. Built on top of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK, the new module helps organizations that still have PowerShell scripts based on the now-deprecated AzureAD and AzureADPreview modules. If you're in that situation, the Entra module might help. But I recommend using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK instead.

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Leveling Up Privileged Identity Management with Approvals

Brandon Colley — Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

In this blog, Brandon Colley reviews how to use PIM approvals to create a workflow that could stop attackers in their tracks, even if they have already compromised credentials.

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Streamlining Device Management: Integrating Devices with Intune

Jon Jarvis — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Integrating devices with Intune requires a multifaceted approach to accommodate various organizational needs. In this blog, we review a few strategies for effectively integrating devices with Intune in your organization.

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Practical Protection: Malicious Azure Account Takeovers and What You Should Do About Them

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

In this blog, we review a new organized phishing campaign impacting Azure Cloud environments and discuss what to do if your organization happens to fall victim.

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Practical Graph: Including Costs in a Microsoft 365 Licensing Report

Tony Redmond — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This article describes how to include user license costs in a Microsoft 365 tenant licensing report created with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The report includes annual costs for all licenses assigned to each user plus an overall licensing summary for the tenant. It even reports how effective the tenant is at assigning licenses!

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Use Azure Automation and PowerShell to Create a Daily Microsoft Entra Risk Report

Sean McAvinue — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000

In this article, Sean McAvinue explains how to use PowerShell and Azure Automation runbook to create a Daily Microsoft Entra Risk Report.

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Practical Graph: Working with Entra ID Directory Extensions

Tony Redmond — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Directory extensions allow organizations to customize the data stored for Entra ID objects such as users, groups, and devices, You need to create and manage directory extensions with PowerShell. This article explains how to do the job with cmdlets from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.

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Exploring the Value of Microsoft 365 Multi-Tenant Organizations

Tony Redmond — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Many questions arose from the announcement of the Microsoft 365 multi-tenant organization (MTO) feature, In this article, I examine some practical aspects of multi-tenant organizations and examine why MTO does not replace the need for tenant-to-tenant migrations.

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Practical Graph: Bulk License Assignment

Tony Redmond — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

A reader asked how to use a CSV file for bulk license assignment with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. We didn't have one to hand, so we wrote a new script to illustrate the principles of how to process license assignments for a set of user accounts (which don't necessarily have to come from a CSV file). We even included some error handling!

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