How to Get Started with Windows 365?

Windows 365/ Cloud PCs have got very popular very soon and also came a long way in a very short period of time. I wanted to write a blog about Windows 365 and its capabilities for a while now mainly because the reason it being how closely connected Microsoft Intune and Azure AD. This is … Continue reading How to Get Started with Windows 365?

My First Speaking Session and the First Microsoft EM+S Community Live Event

So last week I finally did my very 1st speaking session. This is the very 1st community event held by the Discord Group Microsoft EM+S Community. Microsoft EM+S Community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxr61C4g7iQ Shout out to the other speakers as they've all done a great job in presenting their sessions as well as continuously sharing their knowledge on … Continue reading My First Speaking Session and the First Microsoft EM+S Community Live Event

How to Configure Azure AD Connect Sync and Cloud Sync Tools to Prevent Accidental Object Deletions

This blog post is a combination of old and new features of Azure AD Connect Sync and Azure AD Cloud Sync tools. AAD Connect Sync feature was there already and what's new is the Sync Client's feature of preventing accidental deletion. There can be many reasons for this kind of mishap to take place Intentional … Continue reading How to Configure Azure AD Connect Sync and Cloud Sync Tools to Prevent Accidental Object Deletions

Enrolling Linux Devices and Setting Compiance Policies in Intune

My morning coffee hit me in a very different way this morning. I've been sitting on the whole Linux enrollment feature introduced a few weeks ago and this morning I thought I need to do it. This is an early look at the Linux Enrollment and what Compliance Policies are available from Intune. What I … Continue reading Enrolling Linux Devices and Setting Compiance Policies in Intune

Use Intune to Manage Device Firmware Configuration Interface Settings for Autopilot Devices

How handy it will be to manage the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) settings of the enrolled devices? That's exactly what I'm going to explore in this article. What I will be covering 👇🏾 What is DFCI? (Device Firmware Configuration Interface)Use CasesDFCI LifecycleRequirements and OEM Vendor SupportOEM Vendor SupportIntune to Manage DFCI?Intune Device Configueration ProfileWrapping … Continue reading Use Intune to Manage Device Firmware Configuration Interface Settings for Autopilot Devices

New and Updated Microsoft Intune Device Control Policy Settings

New day new blog post. This is more of an updated guide to what I've written some time ago (check below) https://shehanperera.com/2022/08/06/mem-device-control-1/ What I Will Be Covering? 👇🏽 What's New?🌟 Apply layered order of evaluation for Allow and Prevent device installation policies across all device match criteria🌟 Removable Storage Access🌟 Defender Scanning (this setting can … Continue reading New and Updated Microsoft Intune Device Control Policy Settings

Latest Microsoft Authenticator App/ MFA Improvements

Exciting new improvements in the Microsoft Authenticator front. This is a step towards phishing attacks that can lead to accidental MFA approvals. We all know about MFA fatigue by now and how much damage a bad actor can make when an account holder makes one wrong move. This will trend will not stop, but this … Continue reading Latest Microsoft Authenticator App/ MFA Improvements

Microsoft Intune Audit Logs Hunting With KQL

In this blog article, I want to discuss the power of KQL again and do a bit of a deep dive. I've written a few blog posts about getting started with KQL and using some basic queries that can make your tech life more effortless. I want to specifically focus on the IntuneAuditLogs KQL table … Continue reading Microsoft Intune Audit Logs Hunting With KQL

How to Configure Azure AD Authentication Strengths

Require Multifactor Authentication is good, but what if the methods that can be registered aren't powerful enough to secure the resources? Eg: Accept the Auth push notification or SMS or Phone Call method. Those traditional methods have proved user authentication methods must be strengthened in-order to defend today's sophisticated phishing attacks. Introducing Authentication strengths Conditional … Continue reading How to Configure Azure AD Authentication Strengths

The Calm After the Storm. Microsoft Ignite 2022 All Endpoint Management and Identity and Access Announcements

Microsoft Ignite 2022 just finished and it was a blast! So many new product updates and announcements. It was truly exciting to see all the Ignite related news. Because obviously it was a lot and probably the LinkedIn feeds are flooded with the updates and reposts and what not, I thought to give it a … Continue reading The Calm After the Storm. Microsoft Ignite 2022 All Endpoint Management and Identity and Access Announcements

Get Started with Microsoft Graph Intune PowerShell Module for Endpoint Manager Tasks

This is my very first blog post after being awarded as a Microsoft MVP and during the past few days it was all about processing this new avenue that just opened up in my life and was mentally getting ready for it. I will be writing a separate article about that later. But for now, … Continue reading Get Started with Microsoft Graph Intune PowerShell Module for Endpoint Manager Tasks

Device Hardening with Endpoint Manager Security Baseline for Windows Policy

The word on the street is not "If I get hacked" but "when I will get hacked" and securing your infrastructure starts from your end users and devices and hardening those devices that the users use every day have never been so important. Security Baseline policy for Windows 10 and later. This is one of … Continue reading Device Hardening with Endpoint Manager Security Baseline for Windows Policy