A lightweight free utility gives Windows users an easy way to review and control system-level privacy settings without digging into the registry.
Microsoft 365 administrators can fine-tune Defender's anti-phishing policies to determine how detected spoofed or impersonated messages are handled, from quarantine and deletion to user safety tips that flag suspicious senders.
Microsoft 365 administrators can use built-in Defender for Office 365 tools to enable impersonation and domain protection, reducing phishing risks by identifying spoofed senders and untrusted domains.
Microsoft 365 includes built-in tools to defend against phishing attempts that use domain and user impersonation, but administrators need to understand how these protections work to avoid unintended disruptions.
Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity.
Let's refine some of my earlier work to make things more efficient.
Getting executive buy-in for Microsoft 365 attack simulation training is essential, as leadership accounts often carry the highest risk and the greatest impact if compromised.
Understanding your customer base and planning early are essential steps when designing a scalable, multi-tenant database architecture that balances cost, performance and isolation.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 09/16/2025
Learn how to dynamically generate PowerShell GUI elements from a SQL data source and update values with user input.
Learn how to use loops and dynamic object naming in PowerShell to build GUI settings interfaces that can adapt as new parameters are added.
Weigh Microsoft 365 Secure Score recommendations by balancing security impact, user experience, cost and acceptable risk to build a strategy that fits your organization.
Use Microsoft 365 Secure Score as a strategic guide rather than a numbers game, focusing on balance and meaningful risk reduction over chasing a perfect score.
Overly aggressive AI-driven conditional access controls could not only lock employees out of needed resources but also trigger HR systems to misinterpret risk scores as poor performance, potentially jeopardizing careers.
AI-driven conditional access systems can unintentionally lock trustworthy employees into a cycle of escalating mistrust, turning minor incidents into lasting reputational damage through bias and negative feedback loops.
A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 08/12/2025
AI-driven conditional access can strengthen zero trust security, but without proper safeguards it can also mistakenly target trusted employees, creating unexpected risks for organizations.
Microsoft 365's built-in Data Loss Prevention tools make it easier for IT teams to safeguard sensitive data and prevent misuse across email, SharePoint, OneDrive and more.
Many organizations embrace focus time through tools like Viva Insights, but without clear policies and boundaries, the practice often collapses under the weight of repeated "emergencies."
Enable and configure Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access to add a layer of protection against ransomware targeting locally stored data.
Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access offers a simple yet effective way to protect locally stored data from ransomware, even when AppLocker isn't in play.