Exchange Online Tightens DNS Security for Mail Flow
Microsoft continues to improve the security foundations of Exchange Online, this time by focusing on DNS — a core but often overlooked part of…
Why Disable Direct Send in Exchange Online
For years, Direct Send in Exchange Online operated quietly in the background as a widely adopted convenience feature. It became a common…
How to Detect and Block Shadow AI in Microsoft 365 Admin Center
For years, IT teams have had a playbook for Shadow IT. Employees adopted unauthorized SaaS applications, security teams detected usage…
OneDrive Sync Limit Increase to 1 Million Items on Windows
For years, OneDrive sync has been limited to 300,000 items. That limit is now increasing to 1 million items per device, starting with Public…
AI Skills in SharePoint Online – Repetitive Workflows Into Reusable Automation
Microsoft’s AI Skills feature in SharePoint Online is introduced as part of the AI in SharePoint public preview (previously called…
How to Restrict a User’s OneDrive Content to a Security Group
When an employee leaves the company, their OneDrive still has shared links floating around. Someone, a contractor, a former colleague, or even…
What Microsoft’s New Change Management Model Means for Your Organization
Microsoft is fundamentally transforming how organizations manage change in Microsoft 365. After years of feedback from IT administrators…
Measure Data Protection with Microsoft Purview Posture Reports
If you’ve spent any real time in Microsoft Purview, you know the pain: you’ve configured sensitivity labels, you’ve built…
How to Share Files in External Chats in Microsoft Teams
Whether it’s vendors, clients, or cross-tenant teams, most conversations in Microsoft Teams today extend beyond organizational…
Enable Third-Party AI Model Access for Specific Users in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft is bringing granular access control to third-party AI model providers in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Starting late April 2026, IT admins…
How to Enable Co-authoring for Encrypted Sensitivity-Labeled Files
You label and encrypt a document to protect sensitive data, but when a colleague needs to edit that same file in Office desktop apps, things…
Microsoft Teams Detects External Meeting Assistant Bots Joining Meetings
AI meeting bots, tools that transcribe, summarize, or record your conversations, have quietly become a fixture in online meetings. Many are…