Many organizations still have years of collaboration stored in Slack, while day-to-day work now happens in Microsoft Teams. This split leaves critical conversations, threaded discussions, attachments, and team knowledge trapped in Slack, creating fragmented collaboration. It also adds pressure on organizations to manage multiple platforms and ensure that no important information is lost. This…
When users sign in to Microsoft 365 web apps using Google Chrome, sometimes you can notice that the ‘Device ID’ and ‘Join Type’ fields are blank in Entra ID sign-in logs. As a result, the device is treated as Unknown, and even Conditional Access policies may not be enforced as…
For a long time, Microsoft Teams supported blocking external users only from the Teams admin center, offering limited control for security teams. Key limitations includes: Now, Microsoft allows security teams to block external users directly from the Defender portal using the Tenant Allow/Block List (TABL) feature. This centralized control enables security teams to act immediately in Defender without…
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective defenses against identity-based attacks. Even when credentials are compromised, MFA provides a crucial second layer of protection that helps prevent unauthorized access. Among the available MFA methods, the Microsoft Authenticator app is the most widely used, serving as a trusted endpoint…
SharePoint Online environments often grew without control, with sites staying active long after projects ended, members never being cleaned up, and sharing left open. This led to oversharing and content sprawl, with many sites lacking clear ownership and proper governance. Without automation, managing site lifecycles across hundreds or thousands of sites became a manual, unscalable…
For years, private channels were the “quiet corners” of Microsoft Teams, excellent for security. However, they were frustratingly limited when it came to the apps and bots that drive daily workflows. Only a limited set of tabs was supported, forcing admins to move from private channels to standard channels to access Teams app functionality. That limitation…
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