Protecting against Malicious Azure AD Applications (Part 1: Admin Consent)

Integrating applications with Azure AD / Office 365 is a great way to extend the capability of the Microsoft Platform with a wide range of apps. This can open possibilities for productivity apps to help users get their work done quicker and more effectively. An example of this is the iOS mail app which relies …

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Detecting and Remediating Plus Addresses in Exchange Online

In a recent Message Center announcement (MC276028), Microsoft have communicated that the Plus Addressing feature which I wrote about previously will be turned on for all tenancies in January 2022. This is a good move that brings Exchange Online in line with a lot of other email systems. Previously, Plus addressing was an opt-in feature, …

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Configuring Exchange Online Advanced Delivery to Allow Third-Party Phishing Simulations and SecOps Monitoring Mailboxes

Running regular Phishing Simulations in your environment is a great way to keep up user awareness and vigilance and help them to identify common phishing attacks and malicious email. In a previous post I have detailed the process of using the awesome Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Attack Simulation tool. If you are licensed for …

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Get Teams Notifications for Office 365 Service Health Issues

When a backend issue occurs in your Office 365 tenancy, it is flagged by Microsoft in the Service Health Dashboard. Here any issues or degradation of a particular service can be tracked and while there is not much action that can be taken to resolve these issues from a tenant admin perspective, they can be …

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