Securing Azure Active Directory from PowerShell abuse Malware attacks are evolving and once common tactics are becoming a thing of the past. Attack strategies, like using a third-party hacking program or injecting viruses from external sources, are almost obsolete as they leave a distinct footprint. Most antimalware tools can now detect the presence of a…
Create Office 365 Dynamic Distribution Group In this short post we will look at how to create Dynamic Distribution Groups in Office 365 using Azure AD, Exchange Online PowerShell. To get started we will look at how to create a Dynamic Distribution group using Azure AD. Navigate to Azure Active Directory > Mange >> Groups…
Copy Active Directory Group Membership Script The following Script Copies members from one Active Directory Group to another Active Directory Group. To start the Script run: .\CopyGroupMembership.ps1 You will be prompted to enter the Group whose membership you need to copy. The you will be prompted to add the group name where you want to…
Let users rest their Passwords in Office 365 Office 365 and Azure AD allows users to reset their own passwords, this reduces the calls to helpdesk for password resets. Once you enable this setting users will be able to navigate to https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/ and reset their own passwords. To get started Launch the Office 365 Admin…
Configure Azure AD Connect Pass Through Authentication Azure pass-through authentication allows user to login to cloud and on-premise applications by using the same passwords. Pass-through authentication validated the password against the on-premise active directory. Prerequisite needed: Global Admin account Azure AD Connect 1.1.750.0 or later Windows Server 2012 R2 or later with TLS 1.2 enabled…
How to enable Active Directory recycle bin In this post we will look at two ways of how to enable Active Directory recycle bin. The first option will be via the GUI and second using PowerShell. Open Server Manager then click on Tool >> Active Directory Administrative Centre. From the Administrative Centre on the left-hand…
Enable MFA for All Office 365 Users using Azure Active Directory Identity Protection. “Azure Active Directory Identity Protection provides a consolidated view of at risk users, risk events and vulnerabilities, with the ability to remediate risk immediately, and set policies to auto-remediate future events. The service is built on Microsoft’s experience protecting consumer identities and…
Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate : The term ‘Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate’ is not recognized. You receive the following error when trying to execute the following cmdlet: Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate. To resolve this error, you need to install the following PowerShell Module AzureADPreview. But you will find that users have installed the PowerShell Module AzureAD and this Module does not have the cmdlets for…
Change Office 365 Synced Users UPN Name. Every now and then we get a user request to have their Office 365 Signin name to be change. This is typically when someone gets married . So how do we change the Signin name. We start with the Active Directory Rename the AD User (to match the…
How to Allow Guest Access to Microsoft Teams This post is just to show case how to provide Guest access for Microsoft Teams, As the Office 365 admin, you must enable the guest feature before you or your organization’s users (specifically, team owners) can add guests. The guest access settings are a feature set of…
Protect your Office 365 Tenant with Azure AD Risky Sign-Ins Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory provides some very Powerful tools related to security. These tools are what I call the CLOUD GEMS. (pot of gold under the rainbow) They are very useful when it comes to finding compromised accounts within your Office 365…
Block Office 365 Sign-In based on On-premise Active Directory Security Group. The purpose of this guide is the assist support staff to block access to multiple accounts that has been compromised. To get started, login to Azure Active Directory Portal. https://portal.azure.com 1 From the Main menu, click on Azure Active Directory on the left-hand side….