AzureAD Device Based Conditional Access Policies Preview

Microsoft team announced the Preview of device-based policies for Azure AD Conditional Access, These policies help you stay in control of your organization’s data by restricting access to enterprise managed devices. Policies can be applied on a per-application basis to require that devices be managed by your company and be correctly configured . The new capability supports iOS, Android, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

This release, in conjunction with the per app MFA and location based rules, offer organizations the a robust and flexible tools for protecting resource, taking into account both the user and their device when an application is accessed.

Access the Official blog post to know more: AzureAD Conditional Access Policies for iOS, Android and Windows are in Preview!


Add-on Read:


New Microsoft Cloud Mobility and Security poster compares MDM and conditional access capabilities across products

MVA Learning: Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite which is now Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), is the ultimate solution for securing your Organization's Identity and Information protection. Microsoft team is enhancing their product line to support the on demand needs of today IT world and EMS is one of the key solution that is adopted globally, having a good knowledge to deploy EMS is essential for an IT Administrator, and this new Microsoft Virtual Academy course focuses on the same and provides in-depth technical training.

Below are the essential topics covered in the course,

1 . Introduction to Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite

2 . AAD Overview, Hybrid Identity, Self-Service Functionality, and Application Integration

3 . AAD Application Proxy, Multifactor Authentication, and Reports

4 . Azure Active Directory Identity, Access, and Security

5 . Azure Active Directory Connect Health

6 . Introduction to Rights Management Services (RMS)

7 . RMS Deep Dive

8 . RMS Integration with Server Workloads

9 . Intune Overview, Provisioning, and Configuration Policies

10 . Intune Device Enrollment, Application Delivery, and Profiles

11 . Intune Management, Troubleshooting, and Planning

12 . Microsoft Intune Hybrid Mobile Device Management with SCCM

13 . Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management Without Device Enrollment

14 . Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA)

15 . Introduction to Cloud App Security

16 . Deploying Cloud App Security, Policies, and Customization

17 . MPN Training Feedback

Access the course here: Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite 

Additionally, Download the below e-Book handy and give a read

Download here: An implementation guide to help you manage mobile devices and applications

Make use of the Office 365 and EMS dev/test environment to setup up your test lab and experience EMS.

Microsoft MVP Led TechDays Online 2016

Microsoft MVP Led TechDays Online scheduled for 12 to 16 September 2016, get yourself registered and learn the new Microsoft Technologies on the move.

Register here: Microsoft MVP Led TechDays Online 2016  

Office 365 Support Corner Videos

Access the Office 365 Support Corner Videos Series made ​​by teams of engineers who lead the Office 365 support in several countries, including Spain . They work together to empower users to know better Office 365 and can use the service actively and properly.

Access the Videos Series here in Channel 9 : Office 365 Support Corner

Office 365 Labs webcasts

Office 365 Labs is dedicated to IT pros that work with Office 365. This September we have new 8 different webcasts delivered by the team.

Below are the Webcasts planned,

1. Office 365 Labs – Using PowerShell to automate tasks

2. Office 365 Labs – Mastering Azure AD Connect

3. Office 365 Labs – Mail flow

4. Office 365 Labs – Getting the best out of Outlook and Exchange Online

5. Office 365 Labs – OneDrive Synchronization 101

6. Office 365 Labs – Sharing and collaboration with internal and external users in SharePoint Online

7. Office 365 Labs – AD FS and multi-factor authentication explained

8. Office 365 Labs – Exchange Online compliance features (In-Place Archive, In-Place Hold, eDiscovery)

Review the Official Blog post here and register for the webcast : Office 365 Labs webcasts coming in September

Microsoft Stream and Office 365 Video FAQs

Microsoft team recently Introduced "Microsoft Stream" the secure destination to manage and share videos for businesses of all sizes, Microsoft Stream builds upon the learnings and success of Office 365 Video, and over time the two experiences will converge, making Stream the de facto video experience in Office 365.

Lot of questions were raised by customers using Office 365 Video and below essential Blog post answers them in a nutshell

Access here: Microsoft Stream and Office 365 Video

Meetup Slides: Azure AD with Office 365 and Beyond!

I recently delivered a Meetup session on AzureAD in Chennai Microsoft Azure Group and had a great experience meeting fellow IT Pros in my region. I planned this session by beginning with the Basics and extend the discussion step by step towards the advanced features, and effectively shared my learning and real time experience with the participants and gained a lot of positive feedback.

Access the Meetup slides here: Azure AD with Office 365 and Beyond!

I would strongly encourage everyone to take active part in the Meetup events hosted in their regions by fellow Community members, This is the best place for you to share your learning and experience that puts you one level up in your career.

Azure Information Protection: Available in public preview now!

Following the announcement of Microsoft Azure Information Protection in June, Now Azure Information Protection is Available in public preview that  brings together Azure Rights Management (RMS) and classification and labeling technologies from Secure Islands.

This initial preview comprises two components:

• An Azure management portal for the configuration and management of information protection policies, rules and labels.

• An Azure Information Protection client for the consumption and enforcement of classification, labeling and protection policies across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook (2010/13/16).

Read the Official Blog post here: Azure Information Protection: Available in public preview now!

Add-on Read: 

Also read the new Office Blog posts on Information protection for Office 365 and a related reference for Admins.

Make sure your download the Information protection for Office 365 Poster that helps you plan your information protection strategy based on the needs of your organization.

Read here to know more: Take a systematic approach to security and information protection with Office 365

Another related Blog post : Enhancing information rights management in Word, Excel and PowerPoint mobile apps

Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) to Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)

One of the most significant announcement for this month is the renaming of of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) to Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) and the announcement of a new expanded EMS E5 plan. This change really makes sense with the current features available in the new plan.

Below are the change details,

• Enterprise Mobility Suite becomes Enterprise Mobility + Security
• a.    The existing Enterprise Mobility Suite becomes Enterprise Mobility + Security E3, with no change for existing EMS customers.
• b.    A new expanded plan will be generally available in Q4 2016 and known as Enterprise Mobility + Security E5.
• Azure Active Directory Premium
• a.    The existing Azure AD Premium becomes Azure AD Premium P1, with no change for existing customers.
• b.    Azure AD Premium P2, generally available later in Q3 2016, includes all the capabilities in Azure AD Premium P1 as well as the new Identity Protection and Privileged Identity Management capabilities.
• Azure Rights Management + Secure Islands becomes Azure Information Protection
• a.    The existing Azure Rights Management Premium becomes Azure Information Protection Premium P1, generally available in Q4 2016, with no change for existing Azure RMS customers.
• b.    The P2 offer adds automatic classification, on top of the manual classification, labeling and everything else included in P1.

Access the Official Blog post here: Introducing Enterprise Mobility + Security

Know more about the new EMS E5 SKU here: The Endpoint Zone: September 2016 Edition

Access the documentation here: Enterprise Mobility + Security Documentation

Additionally, Microsoft Azure AD team recently announced the new step-by-step guided set up for Azure AD Premium. This helps Organizations to make sure they are getting the most from their Azure AD Premium subscription.

Read here to know more: New Step-by-Step #AzureAD Premium Setup guide

Update:

Access the below blog posts to know the latest EMS updates announced during the Microsoft Ignite Conference 2016 !

Securing your digital transformation with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security

Take a look at the new Microsoft FastTrack for Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)

Microsoft FastTrack for EMS announces website updates, new resources, and more

Review the On Demand Microsoft Ignite Videos to know more...

Update:

New Blog post Series on EMS Conditional Access

Breaking down EMS Conditional Access: Part 1

Breaking down EMS Conditional Access: Part 2

Breaking down EMS Conditional Access: Part 3

Update:

Access few more key resources in the Microsoft TechNet Gallery for EMS

Stay tuned for more updates...

New Office 365 Network online community Public Preview

Microsoft team recently announced the public preview of the new Office 365 Network. With this movement Microsoft team is moving the Office 365 Network from yammer to their new Lithium platform. This change has generated mixed views from most of the existing members and Microsoft team is ready to hear your feedback and current Office 365 Network will permanently redirect to the new community starting September 1, 2016.

Go to the new Office 365 Network page here: https://network.office.com/

Access the Official Blog post here: Announcing the public preview of the new Office 365 Network online community

AzureAD News for the Month!

This month is quite significant for Azure AD with multiple announcements that made most of the customers delighted and this post is curating key ones in a single window with references.

• AzureAD: Certificate based authentication for iOS and Android now in preview! - Most awaited feature that reduces the dependency of tradional authentication method using passwords and moving  towards a secure way of authenticating using Certificates.

• Introducing AzureAD Connect Health for Windows Server AD - AzureAD Connect Health is evolving and now it gives IT admins the ability to monitor the health and performance of their on-premises Windows Server Domain Controllers from the cloud.

• AzureAD Conditional Access: Per app MFA and Network Location based policies are GA! - Most awaited Per app MFA and Location based polices went GA this month, These features were in the Conditional Access public preview and now went to to GA.

• Azure Active Directory B2C is now generally available in North America - Finally Azure AD B2C went GA for North America and soon we can expect this to be expanded to other Geographies and also eager to know the GA of the most awaited B2B.

• The new design for AzureAD MyApps is now in preview! - Based of Customer Feedback Microsoft team has introduced new modern design for Azure MyApps in preview , expected to get GA in Q3 2016.

• Microsoft Authenticator – Coming August 15th! Supports AzureAD & Microsoft acct! - Finally, we have a new Microsoft Authenticatore App on its ways that combines the best parts of previous authenticator apps into a new app which works with both Microsoft accounts and Azure AD accounts.

Additionally, This Month we have a new Hybrid Identity and ADFS,  AzureAD Mailbag Series that answers important FAQs that exist today for most of of the customer using AD FS  in a Hybrid Idenity model with AzureAD.

AzureAD Mailbag: Hybrid Identity and ADFS

Azure D Mailbag: Hybrid Identity and ADFS Part 2

As AzureAD is evolving day by day, Expecting to see lot of new announcments in the upcoming months, stay tuned...

Grab your Free Microsoft e-Books for this year!

Its time for us to grab the latest Microsoft e-Books collection give away by Eric Ligman, Director - Sales Excellence MSFT

All of the e-Books are essential for every IT Pro to have handy and utilize the resources to excel in their career.

Access the Official Blog here and download the e-Books: FREE! That’s Right, I’m Giving Away MILLIONS of FREE Microsoft eBooks again! 

Auditing and Reporting in Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft team recently published a whitepaper detailing various auditing and reporting features available in Office 365 and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). This document also provides an overview of internal logging that is available to authorized Microsoft engineers for detection, analysis, troubleshooting, and providing Office 365 services.

Download here: Auditing and Reporting in Microsoft Office 365

Learn Azure in 5 Minutes with Microsoft TS2

I recently came across a new learning resource for Microsoft Azure from Microsoft TS2 (Technology, Strategy & Solutions) team by Rob Waggoner MSFT, on the US SMB&D TS2 Team Blog, which is really great to understand key Azure components from Basic to Advanced through a quick 5 minute video session in series.

Currently we have about 28 videos in this series and the below blog is the Index of videos and the link to associated blog posts and periodically updated.

Access here: Azure in 5 Minutes

MVA Learning : What's New in PowerShell v5

Learn about the latest and greatest features that Microsoft has built into new PowerShell Version 5 with the latest Microsoft Virtual Academy course.

Explore the new features in PowerShell and much more with the below sessions,

1 | Introduction to PowerShell v5 -
Get an overview of the new features in PowerShell v5.

2 | Package Management
Learn what's new with package management in PowerShell v5.

3 | PowerShell v5 Security
Get the details on what's new with security in PowerShell v5.

4 | PowerShell v5 Debugging
Take a look at what's new with debugging in PowerShell v5.

5 | PowerShell Classes
Learn about classes in PowerShell v5.

6 | Just Enough Administration
Hear about the new Just Enough Administration feature in PowerShell v5.

7 | Desired State Configuration
Find out what's new with DSC in PowerShell v5.

Access the Course here: What's New in PowerShell v5

Add-on Read:

Review the below post to get answers to Top 5 PowerShell FAQs of today,

PowerShell FAQ: Top 5 Questions about PowerShell from the Field