Office 365

Azure Group License Assignment

Adding Office 365 licenses to users isn’t necessarily an arduous task, but letting security group assignment (whether on-premise or in Azure) provision the licenses for you is a nice way to automate the process. This…

OneDrive Data Retention Part 2

In part one of this article series, we went over how to prevent access to Second Stage Recycle bin in individual OneDrive accounts. This method does not scale particularly well, so a global retention policy…

OneDrive Data Retention Part 1

While SharePoint Online and OneDrive share a lot of commonalities, they begin to diverge when it comes to permissions and administration. An administrator in SharePoint online can access everything by default. Sites and document libraries…

Compliance, Security, Protection and PowerShell in Office 365

I am sure at one-point or another, you’ve probably poked around in Office 365 Security and Compliance Center. There are a host of features waiting to be leveraged in this area: Advanced email tracing, Data…

Secure Mail in Office 365

If you are looking for a simple secure mail solution, and are already in Office 365, chances are good you have one ready to deploy. Office Message Encryption (OME) works with Azure Rights Management Services…

Azure Security Defaults

With more and more organizations moving into the cloud space, it’s greatly improved employees ability to work from a variety of locations and still remain productive. That access is not limited solely to employees. With…

MFA Setup in Azure

If you are using the free version of Azure, there is only one way to properly turn on MFA. This is located under the blank section. This will remove the ability for everyone in your…