Sometime we need to gain a list of all users and their managers so the managers can get a review of “their” staff!
An easy oneliner within PowerShell using AzureAD ps module is this one. this takes the first 4000 users and export them to CSV
Get-AzureADUser -Top 4000 | select UserPrincipalName,@{n="Manager";e={(Get-AzureADUser -ObjectId (Get-AzureADUserManager -ObjectId $_.ObjectId).ObjectId).UserPrincipalName}} | Export-Csv C:\Temp\YOURUSERS_usr_with_manager.csv -Encoding UTF8So! Today I got an issue from a client of mine! One of his mailboxes where full! meaning that 99GB of emails was in that mailbox. So! We need archiving.
Wen`t on it and created a Archive mailbox for that mailbox and wanted to start the Folder assistant to actually do some archiving for me!
For the record I created a Retention tag that should archive emails older that 1 year and then added that to a Retention Policy witch i added to the user, then runned the Foler assistand! BOOOOM! Error..
After checkin a bit and tried several commands i went for the last option by using GUID while running the command and you know what? That works!
Why? Yes because when you run it against the UPN or Identity the command just picks the first and best GUID for that user and that`s the Archive mailbox (facepalm).
So by manually adding the right GUID everything works fine and the mailbox was “fixed” 🙂
get-mailboxLocation –user username@domain.no | fl mailboxGuid,mailboxLocationType
MailboxGuid : 636aad27-xxxx-463c-xxxx-d256c8c18716
MailboxLocationType : Primary
MailboxGuid : cd4dbe38-xxxx-4d2b-xxxx-0237bf1a2f78
MailboxLocationType : MainArchive
Start-ManagedFolderAssistant 636aad27-xxxx-463c-xxxx-d256c8c18716
The new built-in admin consent workflow within AzureAD Enterprise Application is amazing!
This feature will give you the control that you need to take care of your companies sensitive information like user id`s, files, email accounts etc.
Did you know that malicious applications is often a start of a sophisticated phising attack?
If a malicious application get`s the right permissions it could be a bad situation for your company!
Just have a look at this random application and what that app can retreive, other also gives a complete user list of all the employees back to the app developers.
In this case ALL files that this user has access to does this app now have access to read – meaning that`s there is no secrets anymore..
So to be able to block and and have controll over the applications that get`s granted to your AzureAD tenant you should use the new “Admin Consent Workflow” within AzureAD. This feature is in preview at the moment but I highly recomend using it.
It takes two minute to configure and after it`s configured the users see`s this when trying to connect a thirdparty application to your tenant
After this request is sent – the admin that is configured within the workflow get`s an approval email and can easlly approve consents 🙂
The configuration looks like this:
Please have a look at the official documentation and enable it for your deployment!
If your Microsoft 365 tenant like mine is located in a region that not`s include your country then this is how you should configure your tenant to get the data as close to you as posible!
(if Microsoft has opened a Datacenter in your country of course :))
Why move your data?
There are several improvements by getting your data moved to a closer datacenter.
The latency improvements are incredible! I have noticed this when using a SharePoint Online site located in Europe vs. In my home country Norway. The latency against Norway was much much better and when using the service it feels much more “snappy”.
Creating a new Microsoft 365 tenant for everyone living in Norway will create the data store in Norway aswel for the services
When to do it?
Microsoft has released a table of when the Request period for requesting a move of data, take a look here to have a look for your country!
For us in Norway this means that we need to opt-in by the end of October to be migrated and get our core customer data at rest in Norway.
When will your data be moved?
A catch with all this is that Microsoft says that they may use 24 months to move your data! TWO years for migrating it to new datacenters.. But that said, it can happend faster. After you request a move of data, Microsoft will plan to move your company data as soon as operational constraints allow.
How to request a move of data?
It`s quite easy to request a move of data!
Head in to “Settings -> Organization profile -> Data residency” and check the checkmark and “Save changes” then wait 🙂
To look at where your data is at the moment head into the “Data location” in the same menu under Organization profile and have a look 🙂
In this post I want to go through some steps that I think is quickest method to get started with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. This will not cover ALL the features but it will give you an quickstart to the service.
For instance, what shold you start with?
To be honest, start with something easy and creates quick ROI (Return of investment) and that could be more than just how to get my money back – rather it could mean that your infrastructure is getting more secure.
So to start with something “easy” let`s kick it of with mobile devices. Many companies does not have any Mobile device management in place and their Cloud services is available for EVERYONE to attache to. So let`s start with demanding compliant devices and closing the door for others!
Requirements:
Microsoft 365 E3 / E5
or
EMS E3 / E5
or
Intune licenses
Devices
Android devices will work straight “out of the box” with Intune but to be able to join iOS/iPadOS Devices to Intune we need to generate and apply a “Apple MDM Push certificate”.
Let`s start with the Certificate for Apple devices (this certificate is also needed for MacOS devices). The only thing you need here is an Apple ID and follow the guide from “Devices -> iOS enrollment -> Apple MDM Push Certificate”. When this is in plnace we can procede.
When it`s created you have a valid Certificate for the next 365 days. That means that you need to remind your self to renew the certificate every year! When the certificate expires your intune services will stop against Apple devices.
So what is a compliant device?
A compliant device is a device registred to Intune and has passed the Compliance policy that you have created.
The policy can contain several “settings” that must be enabled or set on your device for it to be marked as “Compliant Device”. For iOS/iPadOS we have at the moment (04.04.2020) 17 settings we can check to validate the device and for Android 19 settings (04.04.2020).
Here is a simple set of compliant device policies for Android and iOS.
iOS/iPadOS Comliance.
Navigate to “Devices -> iOS -> Compliance policies” and create a new policy. Give it a name, set some settings and click create. In this policy i have just put on two settings, “block Jailbroken devices” and “Require password to unlock device”
Hit Create and go to “Assignments”, in this menu we will assign the policy to all users so that everyone that tries to enroll their device will get the policy. (this is the same step for both iOS and Android).
Android Compliance
Navigate to “Devices -> Android -> Compliance policies” and create a new policy. Give it a name, set some settings and click create. In this policy i have just put on two settings, “block Rooted devices” and “Require password to unlock device”
And like the iOS policy we need to assign it to all users, so head in to Assignents after creating the policy and assign it to all users.
Block devices that are not compliant
To block users from connecting with other devices we will use Conditional Access to prevent devices that are not enrolled in your organization. The policy is created from the Microsoft Endpoint Manager portal under “Endpoint security -> Conditional Access. Create a new policy and name it “Require compliant devices”
The policy looks like this and will of course not block the Intune enrollment portal 😊
Now you can enroll your first device, i`ll show it with an iPad her, but first you need to downlod the Company Portal to your iPad.
Then you stat the application and sign in – then starts the enrollment of the device.
When that`s completed the device is registred in the Device pane in Microsoft Endpoint Manager Admin Center and you`ll see complance status on it.
That`s it! Now you have a new requirement for all users, they need to enroll their devices (mobile devices) within Microsoft Endpoint Manager to gain access to cloud resources!
Until next time – stay safe and secure!
Many people wonder what Microsoft Endpoint Manager is and how to quickly gain value to their company by using it.
In this post i will give you some quick information on what it is and later on create a how to get started quckly with Microsoft Endpoint Manager!
So what is Microsoft Endpoint Manager?
Some people are saying “It`s the new name of Intune” and that`s not what it is at all! or Intune is in there, but it`s so much more.
MS Endpoint Manager is a tool set witch are combining several solutions and gives you “One place to manage” several infrastructure services. To name them:
By doing this Microsoft achieves a ground breaking new management solution for us that gives us ability to manage all major platforms like Windows devices, Apple devices, Linux distros and Android devices.
So to be clear, Microsoft Intune or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM) will not be discontinued! They both will live their life but be combined with Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
So what do you need to start using Microsoft Endpoint Manager?
You need to have either Intune licenses or SCCM licenses and you also need to have Azure Active Directory Premium P1 to utilize Azure AD Conditional Access.
I will in the next blogpost come up with a brief guide om how to get started using Microsoft Endpoint Manager and quickly gain usage of yours EMS package!
Stay tuned for more secure devices!
Last but not least in my blog post series “S for Security in EMS” is about Microsoft Cloud App Security!
Microsoft Cloud App Security is a CASB (Cloud access security broker) service delivered by Microsoft that will give you several features to protect your data, users and cloud services. MCAS is giving you a great insight on
Microsot Cloud App Security comes in two editions – Microsoft Cloud App Security and Office 365 Cloud App Security
To see differences in features have a look at docs.microsoft.com here
With both editions you can easily upload your firewall logs to MCAS and get a analysis on what users are using of Cloud applications from your office network or you can configure reverse proxy features with Conditional Access and MCAS giving you great insight on what applications users are using with Azure AD integration and files shared across other services outside of Office 365.
When creating a new snapshot report (aka firewall log upload) the data goes through several steps like file parsing, data analysis and then the report is created.
This is a sample on how the report could look like and what can be discovered.
Note that here you see Open Alerts on Cloud applications users are using, how many GB of data is being uploaded to what applications and much more!
Next up you also get som pritty nice alerting out of the box.
There is 26 enabled policies that will govern your environment looking for leaked credentials, multiple failed logons, imposible travel and much more
Take a look here at some alerts on imposible travel
The alert gives us rich information on IP addresses, country, what service is used and witch user are affected. A great tool to investigate a account breach!
Some of the policies available
That in mind!
Microsoft Cloud App Security or Office 365 Cloud App Security is a greate tool to use within your organization!
S for Security in EMS – Overview
Part 1 – S for Security in EMS – Azure AD Premium
Part 2 – S for Security in EMS – Information Protection
Part 3 – S for Security in EMS – Microsoft Intune
Part 4 – S for Security in EMS – Advanced Threat Analytics
Part 5 – S for Security in EMS – Cloud App Security
So in this fourth blog post in my series S for Security in EMS we will og deeper in Advanced Threat Analytics included within EMS.
So what is Advanced Threat Analytics?
Well, it`s an on-premises platform that helps protect your enterprise from multiple types of advanced targeted cyber attacks and insider threats.
Why is this a important toolset to have on your hybrid environment?
Well, since you have an hybrid environment you are lacking a system to detect abnormal behavour like password sharing, lateral movements and so on and Malicious attacks like Pass-the-Ticket, Pass-the-Hash and several other attack vectors.
Advanced threat analytics uses machine learning and user usage analytics discover abnorman activities and suspicious activities.
Within Advanced Threat Analytics we can also get insights on Security Issues and risk within our on-premises environment like broke trust between machines and domain controlelrs, weak protocols used by our users and systems and much more!
All these actions and insights can be viewed from the Advanced Threat Analytics Dashboard
This is just a smal insight on what ATA can do for you!
S for Security in EMS – Overview
Part 1 – S for Security in EMS – Azure AD Premium
Part 2 – S for Security in EMS – Information Protection
Part 3 – S for Security in EMS – Microsoft Intune
Part 4 – S for Security in EMS – Advanced Threat Analytics
Part 5 – S for Security in EMS – Cloud App Security
So this is the third post in my blog post series “S for Security in EMS” and I will try to cover some Microsoft Intune benefits and quick-wins meaning how to quickly get started with Intune and to gain some benefits right the way.
First, what is Microsoft Intune?
Microsoft Intune is an cloud based mobile device manager, this does not mean that MS Intune only can be used for
Celular phones and tablets. All devices can be enrolled into Intune and by requireing this of your users we can start protecting business data with other tool-sets like Conditional Access, Information Protection and so on.
When users enroll their devices into intune (that can be Windows, macOS, Android or iOS) the device goes through an “Compliance policy” that you have configured to “measure” the device and stamp it as compliant or non-compliant based on evaluations against the the compliance policy.
So why is Intune so important for the Security part within the EMS Suite? Well! When your device is added to Intune and gone through the Compliance policy marking the device as an Compliant device we can use that status with for example Conditional access to deside on what services a user can access based on compliant device or not.
Furter on we can with the MDM deploy software like Antivirus/Antimalware (if you don`t use Microsoft Defender ATP :)), deploy Windows 10 security baselines where you can controll several services within Window 10 (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/protect/security-baseline-settings-mdm-all?pivots=mdm-may-2019).
And the last but not least, you have an inventory of devices that can access your enterprise data and applications! Thats a big value to have in your pocket! 🙂
S for Security in EMS – Overview
Part 1 – S for Security in EMS – Azure AD Premium
Part 2 – S for Security in EMS – Information Protection
Part 3 – S for Security in EMS – Microsoft Intune
Part 4 – S for Security in EMS – Advanced Threat Analytics
Part 5 – S for Security in EMS – Cloud App Security
Even tho Azure Information Protection is included within the EMS package i would recomend using the Office 365 Unified Labeling insted.
Those labels which can be eather Sensitivity or Retention labels and capabilities comes with in the Office 365 E3 or Office 365 E5 license.
Why should you use Unified labels you say?
Well, in my opinion you should keep it as simple as posible for your users therefore by embracing the Unified labels within Office 365 users don`t have to think about using a labeling client to manage their labels. Unified labels are built into Office applications both web and installed ones and also embeded into the mobile applications. That meaning users can label on any device with application.
When using Azure Information Protection internal IT department of your company need to roll out the AIP Client to all machines and drawbacks here is that web applications and mobile applications are not eligable for this client.
So!
Start with creating some labels from Security & Compliance center and play arround crating watermarks, encryption and deploy to test users at first to be able to test your policies.
Head into https://protection.office.com/ and navigate to “Classifications -> Sensitivity labels” and from her create a new label
Follow through with the wizard
And when going through the Wizard you need to take some descisions on what the policy should do.
Thats it! You have created your first label – quite easy.
But before going big-scale you need to evaluate how your company should label documents. General, Confidential, Higly confidential and so on.
My best tip there is to create a table on the labels you think you need and describe the “rules” of when to apply the labels. Like financial data should maybe be labels highly confidential while some company flyers should have “General”.
S for Security in EMS – Overview
Part 1 – S for Security in EMS – Azure AD Premium
Part 2 – S for Security in EMS – Information Protection
Part 3 – S for Security in EMS – Microsoft Intune
Part 4 – S for Security in EMS – Advanced Threat Analytics
Part 5 – S for Security in EMS – Cloud App Security
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