M365 Weekly Newsletter
Issue #109
☁️What’s on my mind
Have we gotten used to the fact that something is always brewing in the SaaS world?
The Microsoft 365 world is constantly changing, and being updated. Microsoft is launching new services, discontinuing old ones, and so on.
For many users, having an app that won’t change for at least a few years has been a kind of anchor in their working day. The sight of familiar buttons that were still all in the same place meant security.
Others, however, always like to try out new things. The sight of static buttons that haven’t moved for a while, or a service that hasn’t changed for months, makes them worry that something is wrong, that the world isn’t spinning in the right direction.
Where do you fit in? I am among the latter.
Have a really great day.
Matic Z.
☁️Productivity & Modern Workplace
How to fix PowerPoint slide off center in editing view. I have had exactly the same problem many times. What exactly is the culprit for those annoying scroll bars where you wouldn’t expect them? Tom not only talks, he knows.
Make Amazing Loading Bar Animation. Why did the PowerPoint presentation cross the road? To get to this amazing loading bar animation on the other side. 🙂 A nice loading bar for your presentations.
Move page list to the left in OneNote. For the last few years, I’ve been using the Windows 10 OneNote app exclusively. Since Microsoft announced that it will only develop a desktop app, I’m getting used to it again. And in this article, I learned how to put the page list where it makes the most sense to me. To the left.
How To Save Word Documents As PDF Using Microsoft Word And Word On Microsoft365.com. Learn how to easily convert a Word document to a PDF file using two different methods in this video. The first method involves using the offline version of Microsoft Word, while the second method uses the free Microsoft 365 online app.
☁️Sysadmin Stuff
The Importance of Standardizing Azure AD Account Creation. Azure AD account creation should be standardized to ensure reliable directory data. This can be done through user templates or PowerShell scripting. It is important to periodically review the directory data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Configuring and Sending Shared Mailbox Auto Reply Messages. Shared mailboxes in Office 365 are a useful tool for contact handling, allowing auto-reply messages to be sent in response to queries.
M365 Cross Tenant Migration. Companies that are planning to migrate need to make sure they have a good inventory of their Exchange environment. To automate this, they will need to collect information from the web portal, copy it to Excel, and clean it up.
Protect Teams meetings with Watermarks. Microsoft Teams Premium license allows users to add watermarks to their meeting content and video recordings to protect sensitive information during online meetings. The watermark displays the email address of the meeting participant on shared content and video feed. It is designed to be an additional layer of protection and help avoid data leaks.
☁️Security & Data Governance
What We Can Learn from the Rackspace Breach. The recent breach of the Rackspace hosted Exchange environment serves as a reminder of the importance of cyber security and the devastating consequences that can follow when proper security measures are not taken. To learn from this incident, we must look at the mistakes made and understand the importance of having a strong security posture and appropriate measures in place.
All About Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels. Microsoft released sensitivity labels for Office 365 in September 2018 to replace Azure Information Protection (AIP) labels. Since then, they have steadily pushed out new features and capabilities, including support for Microsoft 365 enterprise desktop apps, their online equivalents, and the paid-for version of Adobe Acrobat. It is also possible to use sensitivity labels for both protection and container management, but for easier management, it is better to create separate sets of labels for the two functions.
Exchange Online Tenant Allow and Block List Management. Are you aware of the Tenant Allow/Block list in Microsoft 365 that allows you to override the filtering verdicts, thereby ensuring that your emails hit the inbox without any hiccups? Microsoft’s Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and the Tenant Allow/Block list can help keep your organization safe.
Use Strong MFA Methods to Defend Microsoft 365 Users From SIM Swapping Attacks. SIM swapping attacks are on the rise, with hackers using social engineering techniques, data collection from the dark web, and phishing techniques to collect personal data and impersonate victims in order to gain access to their SIM cards. To protect against these attacks, organizations should implement strong MFA methods.
☁️Noteworthy (long)reads
M365 IT projects: How to succeed in change management. Are you trying to plan an IT project that won’t become a disaster? Don’t worry– with a change management plan, you can make sure your project is set up for success and you won’t have to be the punchline of a joke.
Azure AD – Federated Domain vs. Managed Domain. With the ever-growing use of hybrid environments, understanding the different authentication models for Azure AD can be overwhelming. To help make sense of the various options, it is important to understand the difference between managed and federated domains in Azure AD, and the Azure AD Connect tool that is used to set up both types.
Teams User Numbers Reach 280 Million. Despite Microsoft’s impressive quarter two results, Office 365’s user numbers are slowing, with Teams user numbers growing at only a third of the rate of increase in Office 365 seats.
Microsoft 365 Outage Caused by WAN Router IP Address Change. The recent Microsoft 365 outage caused a global disruption in services, but the company is taking proactive steps to ensure that it won’t happen again. With new safe change guidelines in place, Microsoft is working to ensure that its customers can have reliable access to its services. But will it be enough to prevent future outages?
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