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Class-action lawsuit has accused Microsoft of sharing customer data
A lawsuit has been filed with Microsoft for allegedly sharing the content of business customers’ emails, documents, contacts, calendars, location data, audio files, and video files, among other forms of data, without consent. According to the lawsuit, Microsoft is routinely sharing business customers’ data, including personal and corporate information, with Facebook and other third parties
4 Reasons Why the Recycle Bin Can’t Fully Protect Azure Active Directory
Let’s face it, user errors are a reality, and the threat of malicious actors breaching Active Directory –both on-premises and in Azure – is on the rise. Protecting your data has never been more important, yet no native tooling exists to tracks changes, store previous values or enable administrators to
6 Tips to Optimize and Reduce Microsoft Office 365 Licensing Costs – Part Two
Welcome to part two of this blog, where we’re covering six tips to optimize Office 365 license costs. We recently introduced the first three tips in part one of the blog. Microsoft provides numerous license options and flexibility for organizations, but it’s difficult to make informed decisions on the “best”
Hybrid Microsoft Administration with Powershell and Microsoft Graph: Understanding the Basics
Blog by: Dmitry Sotnikov Find him on LinkedIn or Twitter. Scripting in the Microsoft world has evolved significantly in the last few decades. For a long time Microsoft administrators were stuck with MS-DOS command line and batch files for any scripting around it. While the batch language included some basic capabilities
Exchange Online Down in Europe – EX216336
Reports are showing up online that users may be unable to connect to the Exchange Online service. Several users here at Cayosoft report not being able to connect to the full-Outlook client to Exchange Online, however the web based version of Outlook appears to be working. Current status as of
Cayosoft Administrator v7.2 is Now Available!
Even with all of the recent cloud adoption, on-premises infrastructure still exists. Purpose-built for hybrid environments, Cayosoft Administrator provides management that follows you on the journey to the cloud. From on-prem to Office 365, Administrator delivers a single solution to automate and streamline day-to-day IT administration. Administrator simplifies management with role-based delegation, rule-based automation, self-service, Office 365 license
5 Keys To Successful Group Management in Hybrid Microsoft Environments
In collaboration with Microsoft MVP Joel Oleson, based on a recent webinar that we jointly delivered. It was difficult enough to keep Active Directory group memberships secure and accurate before Microsoft Azure Active Directory/Microsoft 365 which throws new group types and group settings into the mix. Today’s hybrid environments more
Why Office 365 changed to Microsoft 365 and How it Affects Me
New Microsoft product names went into effect on April 21, 2020. This was a change to the product name only, and there are no pricing or feature changes currently—Microsoft 365 includes everything you know in Office 365. So, why the name change? Microsoft explains, “We changed the name to be
Protect Azure Users! Complimentary Subscription of Cayosoft Guardian
Whether you’re fully on Azure Active Directory or operating in a hybrid or on-premises world, it’s more critical than ever to avoid breaches, outages and data loss. That’s why Cayosoft is proud to offer a free 90-day subscription to recover and protect the data across all of your Active Directories. Spend
Azure Active Directory Security Defaults—not for everyone
Microsoft’s powerful array of cloud offerings—Microsoft Azure, Dynamics, and Office 365—offer paths to business growth without the huge capital investment. Most organizations on the cusp of implementing and experimenting with those services may not make security the first priority in the quest for productivity. The first phase of the exciting journey
Microsoft Azure AD Single Sign-on Now Free to Customers
Microsoft announced any customer using a subscription of a commercial online service can connect all their cloud applications to Azure AD for single sign-on (SSO), and protect this access with multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a security default at no extra cost. SSO reduces the number of sign-in prompts for employees and enables one-click access
Cayosoft Announces Solution to Recover and Protect Azure Active Directory and Hybrid Active Directory
New solution protects and recovers Azure Active Directory (AD) and hybrid AD Supplement log-based auditing solutions with a complete view of changes made and the ability to rollback those changes across both cloud and on-premises AD environments Key component of the new Cayosoft Management and Protection Suite, purpose-built for hybrid Microsoft environments Columbus, OH
How to Recover an Azure Conditional Access Policy
According to Microsoft, “Conditional Access is the tool used by Azure Active Directory (AAD) to bring signals together, to make decisions, and enforce organizational policies.” Conditional Access policies are an effective replacement and improvement over user login restrictions provided in on-premises Active Directory (AD). Conditional Access Policies are also present
3 Reasons The Recycle Bin Won’t Always Protect You Against Accidental Deletions to Azure Active Directory and Hybrid AD
The Active Directory and Azure AD Recycle Bins exist as tools for protecting you against the accidental deletion of directory objects…but not all of them. If an administrator accidentally deletes an Active Directory user account, for example, it is possible to retrieve the deleted user from the Recycle Bin. Even so, the Recycle Bin has a number
6 Tips to Optimize and Reduce Microsoft Office 365 Licensing Costs
Microsoft’s Office 365 platform provides dozens of license options, which allow customers to tailor the service to their specific requirements and budgets. This flexibility is great, but it does put the onus on each customer to make smart decisions about license usages to get the most value from Office 365. To optimize investment in Office