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January 19, Microsoft Intune’s new Mobile Application Management (MAM) security enforcement blocks work apps that use outdated Intune SDK or wrapper versions.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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