Allowing the Sonos app via an Intune Firewall configuration
Lewis Barry Your office just got some new speakers, but you can’t get the Windows app to talk to it? This serves as a dual guide, firstly on how to create and…
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How to become CIS compliant
To most, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) are a provider of benchmarks and standards that one might wish to follow to increase the security of their IT environment. It’s…
Defender for Office 365: Custom Anti-malware Rules for Archive File Types
With over 90% of business email compromise attacks originating from email, it makes sense to focus efforts on trying to reduce that line of entry… although first, you should lock…
Zero Trust Workshop: Your Security Roadmap
It’s really hard to know where to start when you or your team are assigned the task of securing the company from cyber threats. If you’ve been in the game…
My Windows Autopatch Experience
Windows Autopatch is the single best way to stay on top of OS patching in your environment. If you have M365 E3 or E5, it’s well worth a look. This…
Attack Surface Reduction – Action Required!
If it is your job to manage and secure Windows endpoints and you aren’t aware of ASR rules, you need to start moving towards learning what they are, then getting…
Browser Extension lockdown
Whether you use Edge, Chrome, Firefox, or some other obscure browser, managing extensions is a crucial part of protecting your users and assets. Window Shopping There are over 150,000 web…
Using Intune to remove Local Admins
In one way or another, end-users sometimes find themselves as members of the built-in Administrators group on Windows. We can use Intune to clean that up, while retaining access for…
How to buy Defender for Endpoint
Defender for Endpoint comes in a few different flavours and editions and is available via many routes. This will explain them. Defender for Endpoint (for end-user computers) There are three…
What is your RMM actually doing?
Updated: 18/07/2024 Remote Monitoring and Management software is rife. In the early 2000s when Microsoft only really catered for large enterprise in this area, it left a gap in the…