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Ten Ways to Harden the Security of a Microsoft 365 Tenant

Thijs Lecomte — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:45:00 +0000

If there's one topic all administrators can agree on, it's that security is something every organization should work to improve in 2022. In this two-part article series, we explain ten different ways to improve tenant security that every administrator should consider. The first part reviews five ways to harden tenant security without the need for extra licenses, using controls that every organization can implement.

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Can Entra ID Custom Security Attributes Replace Exchange Custom Attributes?

Tony Redmond — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:58:35 +0000

Microsoft launched the preview of Azure AD custom security attributes on December 1. Custom attributes are well known to Exchange administrators. In this article, we look at how to create and add Azure AD custom security attributes, how to transfer data from Exchange to Azure AD, and how to retrieve information from the attributes. Azure AD custom security attributes have some advantages, but they also have some downsides.

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Azure Active Directory Premium – Where to Start

Brian Desmond — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:27:15 +0000

For many organizations it is not possible to implement and manage Office 365 to the level of security necessary without Azure AD Premium. It is also not possible to effectively deploy and consume the capabilities of Azure AD Premium all at once. Recommending a phased deployment approach, Brian Desmond walks you through implementation of the four most important features you should start with.

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Configuring Terms of Use for User Logins to Office 365 and Azure Active Directory

Paul Cunningham — Fri, 18 May 2018 19:34:14 +0000

How to use Azure Active Directory conditional access to present terms of use policies to Office 365 and Azure AD users when logging in to their apps and services.

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Securing Administrator Access with Privileged Identity Management for Azure Active Directory

Nathan O'Bryan — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0000

How to use Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to provide "just in time" administrative access to Office 365 and Azure AD features.

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The Price of Office 365 Groups

Paul Cunningham — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:40:38 +0000

Announcements at Microsoft Ignite 2017 brought to light the additional licensing costs for using some features of Office 365 Groups.

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Azure Active Directory Conditional Access Policies and the Office 365 Portal

Paul Cunningham — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:46:42 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out a change from August 2017 for Azure Active Directory conditional access policies to begin applying to the Office 365 portal.

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