Identity Protection Archives - Practical 365

Cyber Roundtable with Microsoft’s Alex Weinert on Storm-0558 & Identity Protection. Plus the New Teams & Exchange Security: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E6

Steve Goodman — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:00:00 +0000

On the show this week, Steve, Paul and Rich are joined by Microsoft's VP Director of Identity Security, Alex Weinert, to discuss almost all things related to securing identities. We hear about what happened behind the scenes during Storm-0558, and we discuss essential steps to protect Microsoft 365. And we discuss the latest news in the world of Microsoft 365 - in particular we discuss the new Teams 2.1 client that recently became GA, and for those still running on-premises or Hybrid Exchange Servers, it is time to get patching.

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Detecting and Protecting Azure AD from Password Spray Attacks

Thijs Lecomte — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

With the move to the cloud, many organizations synchronize identities to Azure Active Directory. This makes an attacker’s job easier as they have a single point where they can attempt to compromise accounts. In this article, Thijs Lecomte walks through the protection and detection mechanisms available to repel password spray attacks.

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Microsoft 365 E3 License vs. Microsoft 365 E5 License

Peter Rising — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:52:00 +0000

When performing a cost-benefit analysis of the Microsoft 365 E5 license for users in your organization, cost is usually the deciding factor as the quality of the features are rarely disputed. However, there are some who argue that to maintain a "Better" Security and Compliance posture as suggested by Microsoft, some of these key security features should be made more widely accessible and affordable and therefore included in the E3 license structure. Microsoft MVP Peter Rising took his debate to Twitter, conducting a straw poll where the results show there is clearly an appetite for more choice when it comes to Microsoft 365 licensing.

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Azure Active Directory Premium – Where to Start

Brian Desmond — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:27:15 +0000

For many organizations it is not possible to implement and manage Office 365 to the level of security necessary without Azure AD Premium. It is also not possible to effectively deploy and consume the capabilities of Azure AD Premium all at once. Recommending a phased deployment approach, Brian Desmond walks you through implementation of the four most important features you should start with.

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Microsoft Recommending Non-Expiring Passwords to Office 365 Customers

Paul Cunningham — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 22:49:10 +0000

Microsoft is notifying Office 365 customers of their recommendation to turn off password expiration for their Office 365 and Azure AD user accounts.

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