Exchange Online Quarantine In Exchange Online, there are a few ways to handle email messages from external sources that could be a malicious, contain malware, phishing attempts and more. These messages could be quarantined (user or system depending on the email), sent to Junk Mail, redirected to another mailbox or even removed completely. Now if…
Book Updates
Today was a good day as I posted updates for two of my books, the Security and Compliance Center book as well as my Exchange Server 2019 book. The changes in the books can be found here: https://practicalpowershell.com/changelog/ Make sure to check out the updated books here: Security and Compliance Center PowerShell Exchange Server 2019…
Attack Simulation Training (Office 365)
Note: Normally I do a lot of PowerShell posts, but I like to add posts like this that I think are informative and useful to my audience. Attack Simulation Training Within the new Security Admin Center, Microsoft has provided a preview of the new and substantially updated Attack Simulator. This simulator is leaps and bounds…
Microsoft 365 – Preset Security Policies
In order to make configuration and management of security policies easier in Office 365, Microsoft has added some ‘easy buttons’ to process this. The latest option is now placed in the Security and Compliance Center under Threat Management –> Polices. At the top of this page we see a new set of buttons under ‘Templated…
ORCA Script and the Configuration Analyzer
A while back I wrote about the ORCA ( ) script and explored how to download, run and use the script to create useful reports on an Office 365 tenant’s configuration. Recently Microsoft added a button to the Security and Compliance Center which does an evaluation similar to that of the ORCA script. We can…
Microsoft Compliance Configuration Analyzer (MCCA) Preview Module
Whenever a new PowerShell health or best practices script comes out, I usually need to run through it to see how I can use with my client engagements as a consultant. If this new script turns out to be useful or can provide useful feedback for a client, I integrate it into my toolbox. For…
PowerShell Book Change Log
To help those who have not purchased my books or who have purchased the books and need to know the value of their investment, I’ve added a brand new page to the www.PractialPowerShell.com website called ‘ChangeLog’. Yes, I know, not original. What you will see are the changes that are being made to each book,…
News: Book Update AND New Blog Articles coming!
Over the past few months my blog output has suffered due to me working on the Microsoft 365 Security for IT Pros as well as working on updates for my Security and Compliance Center. So I wanted to post some good news here: November 2020 update for my Exchange Online PowerShell book is complete. New…
Microsoft 365 Security for IT Pros – Chapters Released!
A little over three months ago I was approached by Michael van Horenbeeck to see if I was interesting in writing a chapter on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Office 365. After some thought and a call with him, I decided that I could do it and I gave myself a deadline of two months…
Security and Compliance Center Book Update [OCT 2020]
As promised, I’ve just published my first update to one of my books. The Security and Compliance Center PowerShell book is now updated as of October 2020. The next scheduled update is December 2020. Make sure to pick up your book subscription HERE.
