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Are you looking for information about Microsoft 365? In this archive you will find all our posts about Microsoft 365.

Show First Contact Safety Tip in Email

On 10. June 2023

First Contact Safety Tip is a feature in Microsoft Office 365 to better protect users from phishing attacks. First Contact Safety Tip is part of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 or Exchange Online Protection and helps users detect fake or fraudulent mails.

If a suspicious email is received, the email will have a warning in the header informing the user that it may be phishing email. The warning is shown in one of the following cases:
– the sender sends an email to the mailbox for the first time
– the sender very rarely sends an email to this mailbox

Windows LAPS in Microsoft Intune

By Oliver Müller

On 1. May 2023

In Microsoft 365

Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) provides centralized, simple and secure management of local administrator passwords in Microsoft Intune. Each device receives its own temporary administrator password. Windows LAPS automatically manages the administrator passwords in terms of expiration and rotation. Local administrator passwords are stored in either Azure Active Directory or local Active Directory.

Windows LAPS thus offers, for example, higher protection against pass-the-hash and lateral traversal attacks.

Setting up SPF, DKIM and DMARC in Exchange Online

By Oliver Müller

On 4. March 2023

In Microsoft 365

SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) and DMARC (Domain based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) are used to check email messages. In combination, the three procedures achieve a high level of security with regard to the authenticity of the sender and content of an email.

This guide sets up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Exchange Online.

Passwordless Sign In with Azure AD and YubiKey (FIDO2)

By Oliver Müller

On 17. December 2022

In Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure

Passwordless Sign In with a FIDO2-enabled security key such as a YubiKey in conjunction with Azure AD provides high security while maintaining ease of use. There is no longer any need to enter a username and password.

For users with private mobile devices who do not want to install the Microsoft Authenticator app, a security key from YubiKey offers a good alternative.

This tutorial sets up a YubiKey 5 security key for passwordless sign in to Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services.

Azure AD B2B Direct Connect for shared channels in Microsoft Teams

By Oliver Müller

On 19. November 2022

In Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure

Microsoft offers with Azure AD B2B Direct Connect for shared channels in Microsoft Teams a feature that simplifies management for collaboration with external partners in teams.

Until the release of Azure AD B2B Direct Connect, an external partner was invited to the tenant as a guest and authorized in Microsoft Teams (Azure AD B2B Collaboration). The external partner then received an email with instructions for further steps.

When looking in to the own Azure Active Directory everyone notes: each external user gets a guest account in our own Azure Active Directory. Whether the guest account is still in use or not, it will always remain in Azure Active Directory until it is manually deleted.