We implemented Azure Policy to help with compliance on GCC-High and Commercial tenant recently, after doing a compliance review based on CMMC Level 3, NIST SP 800 171 R2, Azure Security Benchmark, and CSS benchmarks. Azure Policy helps with governance and to maintain the compliance by way of continuous monitoring. You might find this helpful. […]
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Microsoft announced the GA of BYOK. This was in preview and available only in the EUAP region so far. This also means that we can now implement Customer Key with keys generated in on-premises HSMs. Supported HSMs have also increased from 3 to 5 vendors. There are pre-reqs, limits, region planning etc., required. I have
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To all my friends, clients, and the families: Stay safe and healthy. This is challenging time for all of us, we need to do our bit to help out. Stay put and be responsible. Let us get through this and then we can work everything else out. Next 3 weeks seems to be very critical.
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If you have not already install the patch, see this update to protect the servers from SMBGhost. I am currently helping a client deploy Azure ATP among other security services available through Azure and M365. Azure ATP can help detect Remote Code Execution Vulnerability and with the update, the SMBGhost as well. If you need
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Microsoft is starting the process of retiring “In-place hold” in Exchange Online in about 15 days. Although, I am not aware of any of my clients using this feature, (mostly mailbox litigation hold), thought I will mention it here, just so it helps in case you are indeed using this feature. If you need help
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If you have not yet updated your Azure AD Connect then it is time to start planning for the same. MSFT says that from Nov 2020, versions older than 18 months are going to be deprecated. Read on for more info. ” Starting on November 1st, 2020, we will begin implementing a deprecation process whereby
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I use meeting poll quite a bit. As I send out the poll, it blocks my calendar for the time slots of the poll, so I do not plan anything else for that slot. When all the required folks have submitted their vote, it automatically sends the invite out to the best slot and removes
Office 365 Video portal will be retired March 2021 but Microsoft is asking everyone to take action by March 2020. Yes, that is just 3 months away. I am not aware of any of my clients using the Video portal, but if you are, it is time to plan to migrate over to Stream. Stream
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In case you missed this session at Ignite, here is a blog post about the extension of Microsoft Information Protection data classification labels to Power BI data. I had made use of RLS and SSAS native data security in the past. Now I can use the same MIP labels that I created in M365 to
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Following the Ignite session by Paul Andrews on “Microsoft 365 network performance testing, scoring, and recommendations”, I tested my environment performance with the “Office 365 Network Onboarding tool”. I was happy to see it was in the top bracket. Check your environment performance with the tool: https://lnkd.in/eaA_XHv For more information checkout the blog below.
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