Summary Microsoft updates licensing to extend access to advanced capabilities in Teams and Places without requiring a Teams Premium license. This update removes exclusive barriers, giving organizations easier access to intelligent tools for managing workspaces and events without added licensing complexity. For years, Teams and Places have quietly grown into powerful…
Organizations are rapidly moving toward passwordless authentication using passkeys in Microsoft Entra ID. This approach replaces traditional passwords with cryptographic credentials bound to a user’s device, enabling sign-ins that are secure and seamless. This prevents common credential-based attacks such as phishing, password spraying, and brute-force attempts. Now, Microsoft is taking…
Microsoft has officially flipped the switch on a long-announced Intune security change, and some users are feeling it already. As of January 19, Microsoft Intune’s new Mobile Application Management (MAM) security enforcement blocks work apps that use outdated Intune SDK or wrapper versions. While Microsoft flagged this update a month ago in the Microsoft 365 admin center, now this…
As Microsoft Teams becomes a primary communication platform, attackers are increasingly exploiting external chats and group conversations as entry points into organizations. Sudden spikes in external communication often signal phishing, spam, or compromised tenants, but without proper visibility, these warning signs are easy to miss. Consider this scenario: an external…
Microsoft Purview collects mountains of data about how information flows through your organization – audit logs, activity explorer data, content explorer insights, dashboards, and countless other metrics. These metrics help track how your content is used and protected. It’s comprehensive and powerful, giving you visibility into nearly every aspect of your information security landscape. But here’s the…
As organizations expand their use of SharePoint across regions, projects, and teams, the number of sites continues to grow rapidly. Over time, admins lose clear visibility into who owns each SharePoint site and why it exists. Also, identifying relevant & active sites will be difficult to enforce governance consistently. To…
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Learn about the automatic enablement of Passkey Profiles in Microsoft Entra ID and how this shift affects your existing FIDO2 configuration.
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Learn all methods to exclude a OU from a GPO in Active Directory, including WMI filters, GPO permissions, item-level targeting, and more.
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Explore Microsoft’s new Teams meeting troubleshooting enhancements that make meetings & calls diagnostics faster and easier for admins.
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Learn how to view all unread Microsoft Teams notifications across multiple accounts without switching tenants.
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Microsoft Ignite 2025 announced the public preview of Entra Agent ID with new capabilities to help organizations manage and secure AI agents.
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Learn how to install and run the Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment tool to identify security gaps and strengthen your Microsoft 365 tenant.
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Learn the complete overview of Microsoft Active Directory — its structure, services, and objects that form the base of identity management.
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Local admin accounts can make or break security. Learn all risks and practical steps to secure local admins and protect devices from privilege abuse.
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Learn how to configure phishing-resistant passwordless authentication in a hybrid domain with Microsoft Entra Kerberos and improve security.
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Learn how to block GenAI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and more using web content filtering in Microsoft Entra to prevent data leaks.
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Block the creation of application client secrets in Microsoft Entra to reduce credential theft risks and strengthen app security.
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Get to know the new external access capability in Microsoft Teams that allows granular control over external domains for users and groups.
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