Security

Exchange Online – Update in Office 365 Message Encryption for attachments

An update is going to be rolled out (and disabled by default) for Office 365 Message Encryption. With this update administrators will be able to allow/deny the opening of an attachment outside of an Office 365 service (like Gmail or Outlook) were not able to open attachments send using Office 365 Message Encryption. As of […]

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Azure – Azure AD delegated application management roles are in preview

Good news, new Azure AD delegated management roles are available in preview: Application Administrator: This role provides the ability to manage all applications in the directory, including registrations, SSO settings, user and group assignments and licensing, Application Proxy settings, and consent. It does not grant the ability to manage conditional access. Cloud Application Administrator: This

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Office – Flash, Silverlight or Shockwave controls are disabled

​If you are using Office 2016 or Office 365 you may be impacted when using PowerPoint, Excel or Word. For security reasons new builds of Microsoft Office for Office 365 block activation of Flash, Silverlight, and Shockwave controls. Most users won’t be impacted, but for some users this may cause one of the following issues:

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Office 365 – Alert policies are coming on Office 365

For those who are using Office 365 (E1, E3, E5 and Advanced ATP), a interesting update is coming on Office 365 Security & Compliance center: alert policies As a first stage deployment, these new default alerts will let you when: an elevation of privileges has been done on Exchange Online emails are being delayed for

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Azure – New version of Azure MFA Server

A new version of the Azure MFA Server (8.0.0.3) is available for download here https://aka.ms/mfadownload?download=mfa&clcid=0x9 This new version includes few improvements, like: Improved interaction with AD Sync Support for TLS 1.2 for LDAP, User Portal to Web Service SDK, and SChannel replication Accessibility improvements to User Portal, MFA Server management, and installation Compliance with General

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Office 365 – Advanced Threats tracker

If you are using Office 365 E5 plan (or if you have the Advanced Threats Protection) you can take advantage of a new capability to help you protect your data on Office 365 called Advanced Threats Tracker This functionality is an advanced dashboard showing you all threats against your organization to help you assess the

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Azure – New Azure Information Protection Client released

A new version (1.27.48.0) of the Azure Information Protection (Azure AIP) client has been released and available for download at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53018 (as usual one as self install executable and one as MSI package for enterprise wide deployment). The main updates focus on the AIP Scanner: You can define (add/remove) specific file extension using the Add-AIPScannerScannedFileTypes/Remove-AIPScannerScannedFileTypes

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Azure – Azure AD External Collaboration Policy is now available

After few months in preview, the Azure AD External Collaboration policy is now available in GA with easier way to manage. In preview mode you had to use PowerShell to setup and manage the external collaboration policy, with the GA you can now use the Azure Administration portal, making things a little bit easier. To

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Security – Microsoft Authenticator will support backup and restore

A long awaited feature for the Microsoft Authenticator is coming soon on iOS first. With this new feature, the Microsoft Authenticator app will be able to backup (and so restore) your accounts added onto the app. This will be less painful when you have to re install the app either on a new device or

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Security – The new Azure Information Protection (AIP) client is available

The new Azure Information Protection (AIP) client is now available in version 1.26.6 You can download it from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53018 As part of the usual bug fixes, some new features are also available. The first one the integration of the AIP scanner (see https://t.co/RIvT261b7O); this means you do not need to download anymore the specific installation

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