MIM Portal & Application Context Authentication

The intention of this write-up is that you are modifying MIM Portal to switch email notifications to use the Application Context Authentication method as opposed to an SMTP relay or other method that uses a log on name and password. Basic Authentication will be deprecated somewhere around October 2022. A Modern Authentication needs to be … Continue reading MIM Portal & Application Context Authentication →

Field Notes: Dealing with Phishing

Hackers turn to online scams to steal your personal information, because of this phishing prevention has become critical for every organization. Phishing emails may appear to be legitimate. In today’s world, you will likely be subjected to a phishing attack, meaning you'll need to be aware of the warning signs and know how to handle … Continue reading Field Notes: Dealing with Phishing →

New Microsoft Security Certifications released

Exams such as AZ-500 and MS-500 measures your overall knowledge of Azure and Microsoft 365 security solutions and features. Microsoft has now released four new exams measuring skills on specific security solutions instead. You can obtain a new Fundamentals certification and three new Associate certifications. The new exams/certifications are as follows: Exam SC-900 | Microsoft … Continue reading New Microsoft Security Certifications released →

What is the app@sharepoint Account in my Azure Sentinel Data?

This is just a quick blog post for clarification purposes. We've had some internal discussion around this, but what predicated this blog post is the number of customers who've also asked about this most recently. Because we're continuing to improve the data and types of data that are exposed through our table schema and automated … Continue reading What is the app@sharepoint Account in my Azure Sentinel Data? →

Tip: Setting a Delay on Sending Outlook Emails

Look, I realize this is not an Azure Sentinel-related blog post from me (which is rare, I know), but I came across a nugget of value today that I thought would be excellent to share. Talking with one of my favorite CSAMs, she just casually glossed over something that she does regularly (and is brilliant … Continue reading Tip: Setting a Delay on Sending Outlook Emails →

Azure AD Alternate Login ID – Use your e-mail address (preview).

Introduction For logging into office 365 services, and you are syncing your users from on premises AD via Azure AD Connect, Microsoft has always recommended changing your users UPNs to match their e-mail address. 2 of the main reasons for this are: You can not use non routable domains in Azure AD. So domain.local will … Continue reading Azure AD Alternate Login ID – Use your e-mail address (preview). →

Let’s send some SCOM alerts to Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a great way to keep your technical support teams informed about incidents and events occurring in your server environment.Today we will discuss how to integrate SCOM alerts to a Microsoft Teams channel making use of incoming webhooks or alternatively e-mail. Wait...what is an incoming webhook? A webhook acts as a special kind … Continue reading Let’s send some SCOM alerts to Microsoft Teams →

Changing and Maintaining Office 365 ProPlus Update Channels using ConfigMgr

Background Following on from the Blog Post on Office 365 End to End Servicing. I thought my next post would be on how to change the Office 365 ProPlus Update Channel as I had a customer recently who had deployed the Monthly Channel to all his users and wanted to change them to “Semi-Annual Channel” … Continue reading Changing and Maintaining Office 365 ProPlus Update Channels using ConfigMgr →

Office 365 ProPlus – End to End Servicing in Configuration Manager

The following post was contributed by Cliff Jones a Consultant working for Microsoft. Background Recently I was asked by a few of my customers on how to simplify the deployment of Office 365 ProPlus updates in their environment to keep within support but at the same time take advantage of the latest features … Continue reading Office 365 ProPlus – End to End Servicing in Configuration Manager →