How to Encrypt Email Messages with Mail Flow Rules in Exchange Online

When employees send sensitive data like financial reports or customer records to partners through email, encryption is key to protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data. However, relying on users to manually apply encryption is unreliable and leaves too much room for mistakes. That’s why every organization needs a consistent, automated way to safeguard email communication. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is to encrypt emails with transport rule in Exchange Online. This approach lets you apply... Read More Read More

How to Create Mobile Device Mailbox Policy in Microsoft 365

Have you ever considered the risks when an employee uses a non-compliant mobile device to access organization emails? Without proper security measures, these mobile devices become gateways for malicious actors to steal sensitive data or delete emails, jeopardizing your Microsoft 365 security. To avoid these circumstances Exchange Online mobile device mailbox policies step in as a vital defense. These policies restrict non-compliant devices from accessing emails and allow you to remotely wipe email data from lost, stolen or non-compliant mobile... Read More Read More

How to Prevent Users from Adding OneDrive into ChatGPT

Nowadays, AI tools play a major role in optimizing work and saving time in professional lives. Many organizations encourage the use of AI tools; however, some are concerned about data security. Microsoft being partnered with ChatGPT increases its usage among Microsoft 365 users. Consequently, Microsoft OneDrive accounts, both personal and work, can be connected to ChatGPT for seamless integration and access to files. While this feature may enhance the creative work experience, admins should consider the potential risks of data... Read More Read More

Brand Impersonation Protection for Teams Chat

Scammers are getting smarter, impersonating trusted brands to steal sensitive information. One wrong click could put your organization at risk! But don’t worry—Microsoft Teams is stepping up with brand impersonation protection for chats to keep you safe. This new feature is designed to prevent spam or phishing attempts from external chats in Microsoft Teams. The rollout of this feature began in mid-November 2024 and is expected to be completed by mid-February 2025 (MC910976). Let’s take a deep dive into the feature! What is Brand... Read More Read More

2024 Recap: Essential Microsoft 365 Administration Blogs

Every admin’s journey in Microsoft 365 administration is unique, but the right resources make all the difference. 👌 From innovative updates to security-focused strategies, our 2024 blogs tackled challenges to help you simplify admin tasks and get things done smarter. In this recap, we’ve curated the top blogs of the year to help you master Microsoft 365 administration. 🛠️  Proud to say, our blogs from 2024 have helped you become up-to-date, efficient, security-focused, and troubleshooting-savvy admins for Microsoft 365. We’ve... Read More Read More

Optimize Email Management Using Bulk Sender Insights in Microsoft Defender

As businesses rely heavily on email to connect with clients, it’s vital to manage the flow of messages to ensure smooth communication. However, handling the large volume of emails, especially from bulk senders, can be difficult and may cause disruptions or security risks. To analyze and prevent the delivery of unwanted bulk emails to users’ inboxes, Microsoft Defender provides a new feature named bulk sender insights. Bulk sender insights help M365 admins optimize email management by identifying and categorizing emails... Read More Read More

Configure Preservation Lock to Restrict Changes to Retention & Label Policies

Every organization follows certain regulatory compliances to secure customers’ data efficiently. To meet these requirements and assist with investigations, data is often retained for a certain period. In Microsoft 365, admins can use retention policies or retention label policies to manage how long data is kept and when it should be deleted. To avoid unnecessary changes made to these retention policies, admins can configure preservation lock.   Let’s dive into what a preservation lock is and how to configure it... Read More Read More

Customize Meeting Invitations in Microsoft Teams

As we know, Microsoft 365 company branding is an interesting feature that enables organizations to customize their login page. Apart from this, it also prevents phishing attacks as we include our organization logo, background image, username hint, text, color, and more. Since it is customized and varies for each organization, users can’t easily be exploited by intruders. Likewise, you can also customize the Teams meeting email invitations.  Admins can customize the company logo, legal disclaimer, help URLs, and invite text to users.... Read More Read More

A Guide to Disable ‘Stay Signed In’ Prompt in Microsoft 365

The ‘Stay signed in?’ option reduces the number of times users are prompted to sign into Microsoft 365 services. This prompt was previously the ‘Keep me signed in’ (KMSI) checkbox, part of Microsoft 365 company branding. This convenient authentication interruption especially benefits users relying on services like SharePoint Online, which lacks dedicated desktop clients. However, enabling this option on public computers and closing the browser without signing out poses a significant security risk 😱. In such cases, the user’s account becomes vulnerable to... Read More Read More

Get Microsoft Graph Activity Logs Using Azure Portal

Microsoft Graph is an interface that enables developers and admins to access and manage a wealth of data across Microsoft 365 services. Among its key features, activity logs play a crucial role in monitoring and maintaining Microsoft 365 security. Microsoft Graph activity logs (preview) enhance the security analysis by storing the logs in the Azure Log Analytics interface or enabling exporting them to Azure Storage for long-term storage. Additionally, the logs can be streamed via Azure Event Hubs to external... Read More Read More