2025 Recap: Updates, Automation & Smarter Mangement

Stepping into 2026, admins must get ready for another year of balancing AI adoption, securing sensitive resources, and managing constant change across Microsoft 365. To tackle these challenges, we will continue walking this journey with you, just as we always have – through consistent updates, scripts you can rely on, productivity tips, and more.  Before moving ahead, let’s take a moment to look back at what we delivered in 2025 and how we helped simplify your admin life. We’ve categorized the top blogs published in 2025 as below:  New updates & feature enhancements  Security configurations & protection  PowerShell solutions – When the UI falls... Read More Read More

How to Block AI Agents in Microsoft 365

AI agents are rapidly becoming a core part of Microsoft 365, working alongside employees to automate everyday tasks. Activities that once required manual effort, such as managing emails, analyzing data, organizing files, and running workflows, are now increasingly handled by AI-driven agents. While these AI agents bring undeniable productivity gains, they also introduce a major security blind spot for IT teams. As agents become easier to build and deploy, users across the organization create and use agents every day through... Read More Read More

How to Stop Users From Sharing Their Own Calendars?

Outlook calendars are essential for collaboration, helping users share meeting links, manage availability, and plan meetings efficiently. By default, user can easily share their calendar with anyone—colleagues, external partners, or even personal contacts. What’s risky is how effortless and lasting this sharing can be! 😢 At first, a simple calendar share can seem harmless, but lingering access can expose work patterns, enable targeted phishing, and lead to unintended data exposure. 🤯 That’s why controlling calendar sharing matters! This blog shows... Read More Read More

Manage Entra Application Permissions Using PowerShell

In Microsoft Entra ID, managing enterprise app permissions is crucial because they determine how much access an application can have to your organizational data. This access to apps is granted in two ways: delegated permissions and application permissions. While managing delegated permissions allow the app to act only with the signed-in user’s rights, application permissions provide broader access without requiring user authentication. This elevated access lets apps perform tenant-wide actions, which can become a significant security risk if not properly... Read More Read More

Get Entra Access Package Reports Using PowerShell

Access packages in Entra ID act as a security boundary. They make sure the right users get the right resources at the right time. But imagine this scenario: a new employee accidentally gets access to finance resources, or a long-time employee accumulates multiple access packages over time. A small oversight like this can put your organization’s security at risk. This is why monitoring access packages are essential. The Microsoft Entra admin center, Microsoft Graph API, and Microsoft Graph PowerShell can... Read More Read More

How to Create and Manage Address Book Policies in Exchange Online

If you’ve ever worked in a large organization, you’ve likely noticed how cluttered and confusing the Global Address List (GAL) is. With hundreds or even thousands of users across departments, locating the right contact or ensuring communication stays within the right group can be challenging.  To address this, Exchange Online offers Address Book Policies (ABPs) — a powerful feature that allows administrators to logically segment address lists. This helps streamline communication, enhance privacy, and maintain clear boundaries between teams or... Read More Read More

How to Manage Mail Users in Exchange Online

External collaboration helps organizations expand their business reach by working closely with vendors, partners, and collaborators. Microsoft supports this through two types of external entities: Mail contacts and Mail users (also known as mail-enabled users). Although both appear in the Global Address List (GAL) and have external email addresses, mail users stand out because they have sign-in credentials to access resources. However, this added access can become a security risk if not managed properly. For instance, an inactive mail user... Read More Read More

Block Guest Access to Specific Microsoft 365 Groups

Microsoft 365 guest access is a valuable feature that enables collaboration with external users such as partners, vendors, or contractors. However, there are scenarios where restricting guest access to specific Microsoft 365 groups or Teams is necessary. Thankfully, Microsoft 365 gives you options to block guest access on a per-group basis. In this blog, let’s see why this is important and how admins can block guest access in specific Microsoft 365 groups.     Why Block Guest Access for Specific Microsoft... Read More Read More

Manage PIM Policies in Microsoft Entra Using PowerShell

Granting privileged access such as the Global Administrator role for project work is common, especially when external expertise is involved. However, once the project ends, this access is often overlooked and left in place. This increases the risk of privilege misuse, audit gaps, and compliance issues.  Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) policies help prevent this. They let you set expiration periods, require multifactor authentication (MFA) or approval, and notify the right people when roles are activated.  In this blog,... Read More Read More

How to Manage Channel Policies in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams gives users and owners a lot of freedom to create channels. That’s great for collaboration, but without limits, this can become a security risk. Imagine a user creates a private channel and shares sensitive information without any admin oversight. Since private channels are hidden from the rest of the team, this lack of visibility can lead to data leaks, policy violations, or unintentional shadow IT. Without proper controls, these channels can turn into blind spots for IT admins. ... Read More Read More