James Yip, Author at Practical 365

Using KQL to Pull the Deployment Status of the Defender for Endpoint

James Yip — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Defender for Endpoint gathers system information to support operation and detection needs. We can then leverage that data to build a custom report to show the deployment status. This blog walks through that process using KQL.

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Deploy Cloud-Based Windows LAPS to Windows Endpoints

James Yip — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Microsoft recently released a revamped version of LAPS that can store the local admin password in Entra ID to work with cloud-managed endpoints. In this blog, we dive into deploying LAPS and how to use it to further enhance the security of Windows endpoints.

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Using PowerShell to Get a Report of Installed Apps

James Yip — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

In this blog, James Yip reviews how to use PowerShell to examine details of managed devices and installed apps on endpoints.

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Enhance Mobile Security in MAM with Defender for Endpoint

James Yip — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000

In this article, we discuss how to enhance mobile security in MAM, focusing on the Defender for Endpoint functionality and features related to mobile devices, specifically for BYOD scenarios.

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Five Good Reasons to Use Dynamic Microsoft 365 Groups

James Yip — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Over time, Microsoft 365 tenants often grow and the number of devices and users increases. Instead of adding groups one by one whenever an additional user is added, dynamic groups will simplify your work. In this article, we explain some good reasons to use dynamic groups and some points to keep in mind when using them.

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Configuring Enterprise SSO in Apple Devices

James Yip — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In this blog, James Yip explains how to Configure Enterprise SSO in Apple Devices when conducting a macOS deployment.

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Configuring Entra ID Cross-Tenant Synchronization

James Yip — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In this blog, James Yip reviews Microsoft's Entra ID Cross-Tenant Sync feature, and how it can make things a lot easier when deploying a M&A project.

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Using the Purview Information Protection Scanner to do Sensitive File Inventory and Background Labeling

James Yip — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:43:55 +0000

In this Blog, James Yip explains how to conduct sensitive file inventory and background labeling using the Purview Information Protection Scanner.

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Using DLP with Defender for Endpoint

James Yip — Mon, 22 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

When it was first available, Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies could only process Microsoft 365 data. Over the last few years, Microsoft expanded the scope for DLP to support these additional environments. In this article, we focus on implementation details around applying DLP to endpoint devices.

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