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All the M365 news & info admins need to know, relayed from a pragmatic perspective & presented with a practical approach!
In this installment of Practical Protection, we highlight two free tools in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center that help you track and manage Office updates: bit.ly/4nWcZ4R #Microsoft365 #AdminCenter

Sentinel is based on the Azure stack and thus billed as part of your Azure consumption. It is important to be wary of the monthly cost as it can quickly grow. In this blog, we provide practical advice on how to manage and optimize your costs in Sentinel. bit.ly/4kAoAEx
Check out this Microsoft 365 Administrator’s Beginner’s Guide to Copilot Studio: bit.ly/3HTkpW3
In this blog, we dive into Jasper Baes' Conditional Access Validator, open-source PowerShell tool that automatically generates Maester tests for Conditional Access. bit.ly/3HQdUnb

Learn more about the new Microsoft Teams channels threaded layout: bit.ly/3GBgi0I #Teams #Microsoft365

Practical Graph: Using Purview eDiscovery APIs in App-Only Mode 🦒: bit.ly/46VYaJB @12Knocksinna #eDiscovery #GraphAPI #PoweShell #Microsoft365

In this installment of Practical Teams, we explain what App-Centric Management is, how Integrated Apps work, and how Unified App Management differs from earlier methods: bit.ly/4ll95B6 #Teams #PowerShell #UnifiedAppManagement

Check out this new episode of Practical Protection: Tracking Security Updates for Windows Devices: bit.ly/4nWcZ4R @paulrobichaux #Microsoft365 #AdminCenter

How to Keep Defender for Endpoint Up to Date: bit.ly/4kfesQH #Microsoft #Defender #Security

Practical Graph: Assigning Sensitivity Labels to SharePoint Files with the PowerShell SDK: bit.ly/4ka9l4h #Microsoft365 #PowerShell #SharePoint #SensitivityLabels

Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: Phone Number Inventory: bit.ly/40r2som @tpickhan #Microsoft #Teams #TAC

This article explains how to find and analyze audit data for some critical app management audit events and run the code as an Azure Automation runbook: bit.ly/4kpdXDK #EntraID #PowerShell #MicrosoftGraph

In the second part of this series on Controlling Access to Microsoft 365 Entra ID Apps, Ingo dives into the process of creating custom Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to Improve Security in your tenant: bit.ly/3RVbqWp

(NEW PODCAST EPISODE) Analyzing Copilot’s Zero-Day, M365 Local & Copilot Agents: Practical 365 Podcast S4 E41: bit.ly/4nI62UZ #Copilot #Agents #Security #Podcast

Practical Graph: Use App Management Policies to Control App Credentials: bit.ly/4jCn30p

Using Custom Scripts to Support Endpoint Management bit.ly/43V2AyX

Practical Protection: Power Platform Environment Security: bit.ly/4eKTRms #PowerApps #PowerAutomate #PowerPlatform

The Experts Conference (TEC) 2025 is only a few months away! Don't miss your chance to catch sessions from your favorite Practical 365 bloggers in person, Sept 31 -Oct 1 in Minneapolis, MN! Plus, our readers get a 30% off discount upon registration: bit.ly/3GHWqsU

A Microsoft 365 Administrator’s Beginner's Guide to Copilot Studio: bit.ly/3HTkpW3 #Microsoft365 #Copilot #CopilotStudio #PowerPlatform

In this article, we guide you through the process of using the Graph Activity Log and Kusto Query Language (KQL) to hunt for common indicators of mailbox compromise, with useful tips along the way: bit.ly/3Gdkdkh #MicrosoftGraph #PowerShell #ActivityLog
