Today I added a new page to my blog where I’ve posted my Exchange Server prerequisite scripts for installed required components for Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019. These scripts also have the added bonus features like remediating sleepy NICs, turning off server power management, enabling RSS and more: Overall this is displayed in one…
User Submissions in Exchange Online
What is User Submissions? User Submissions is a feature where an end user can submit emails as Junk Mail, Phishing, etc. if they suspect an issue with the email. On the backend, have some configuration options on order to tweak the experience for both the Administrator as well as the end user. We will review…
Managing Quarantine Notification Emails with PowerShell
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: Exchange Server 2019 Next to be updated is…
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…
