I’ve stumbled upon this matter recently and I’m sure you may have also gone clueless at some point and scratching your head to figure out WHY and How did it go wrong? Let’s go! I also had the same 4 phases as Sheldon from Big Bang Theory which I guess perfectly matching with this scenario. At 1st it was not that easy to unpack what Microsoft had mentioned in the document against what I saw in the portal. However, I want to simplify what I learned so you don’t have to go through the same. What I have noticed is that the licensing has been changed around Defender for Endpoint and you need to adh ..read more

I’ve stumbled upon this matter recently and I’m sure you may have also gone clueless at some point and scratching your head to figure out WHY and How did it go wrong? Let’s go! I also had the same 4 phases as Sheldon from Big Bang Theory which I guess perfectly matching with this scenario. At 1st it was not that easy to unpack what Microsoft had mentioned in the document against what I saw in the portal. However, I want to simplify what I learned so you don’t have to go through the same. What I have noticed is that the licensing has been changed around Defender for Endpoint and you need to adh ..read more

I’m excited to see the new Security Baseline version is finally available in Intune. Version 23H2 for Windows 10/11. This is a quick look at the policy and useful details on migration to the new policy. What you will see in the Security Baselines now What’s Available in Version 23H2 Some Notable Settings Migrating from an older Baseline If You Were Using An Older Profile Released Before May 2023 If You Are Using A Profile Released After May 2023 Test Before Applying! What’s Gone? Useful Links What you will see in the Security Baselines now When you go into the Baseline, you will see ..read more

Creating BIOS Configs and ingesting it during the imaging process is a tad bit old school when you think about moving to newer technologies that can do the same. Microsoft Intune recently introduced the BIOS Config Profile as a template in Intune. At this stage, DELL devices can be set up with this. At the time of writing, only Dell is available as the Hardware option to select and config the profile. So lets jump in. This is a 3 step process Creating your Config file using the Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) Creating the Config Profile in Intune and import the CCTK file Per-d ..read more

With the latest developments in Entra ID Protection space, Conditional Access Policies got a bit of a facelift with the Authentication Flow control feature. Still, in Preview, Device Code Flow and Authentication Transfer are the features introduced with the Authentication Flows. I want to cover the Authentication Transfer process in a different article so this will be all about the Device Code Flow. This article is mainly about going through the Device Code flow controlling and simplifying the technicality behind them. Let’s jump in. Why Use Device Code Flow Device Code Flow was introduced so ..read more

“We never know what that GPO really does”, and “The person who created this GPO is not in the business anymore”. Sounds familiar? Most of the businesses that have a Microsoft ecosystem and who have been using AD/ GPO for a long time always have stories to tell about the Group Policies. This blog is not about creating another group policy, but some guidance on how to start planning to move to Intune Configuration profiles. This is one of the golden tools in Intune that can be used with the current Intune Licensing (yes, no need for the Intune Plan 2 or Inutne Suite), and can get the benefit tod ..read more

I have always been a huge advocate of Entra ID Governance and its usage. It is paramount to make sure the Identity Governance health is in a good position while applying the best practices because Identity is an attack vector, period. Once a bad actor gets hold of the identity, accessing confidential data, Azure resources, and stealing data is imminent. Privileged Identity Management is one of the key pillars in Microsoft Entra ID Governance structure and the goal of the PIM for Groups is to provide Just In Time Access. If you have the required license already or planning to add the feature se ..read more

As announced in Microsoft Ignite 2023, the latest addition to the Intune Suite features the Enterprise Application Management and it’s Enterprise App Catalog is finally GA as of today. This will remove a lot of hassle that the Device Management Admins need to go through in re-packaging apps in to a .intunewin file and adding all the parameters accurately as one small mistake will end up in an unsuccessful app installation in the endpoint. In this Guide Licensing Requirements What this does? Notes Example – Adding Win32 App 7Zip from the Catalog Wrapping Up Licensing Requirements Enterprise ..read more

One of the popular queries I have got by working with many customers for their Defender for Endpoint deployment projects is We need the Defender Security Policies to be assigned and working as soon as the device is onboarded to MDE. Having Onboarded to MDE, if and when Intune enrollment and Device Registration in Entra ID won’t go as expected, the device is waiting for the policies to be assigned. Meaning, you have an unprotected device in the fleet. Not Long Ago, Device needs to be onboarded to MDE, Joined to Entra ID and Enrolled in Intune in order to receive the Security policies. Devic ..read more

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 has never been so important. Security Baseline policy for Windows 10 and later. This is one of the recommended policies that just needs to be created at a minimum level and the latest settings template will be assigned to the devices. I would say the effort to configure this policy is just less than 5% of what needs to be enabled to give your device that “acceptable” security configuration ..read more