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Quick post, this time. I've discovered recently that a Microsoft DLP policy which includes a rule to scan for credit card numbers, will "pass" an email which includes card numbers separated from correlated expiration dates by even a single Unicode character. I consider this a false negative. You can test this by selecting some example card data from any of a number of web sites, interspersing for example "‡" between the card number and the expiration date, then sending a mess

The Office Team Blog has announced a number of improvements to OWA (or, "Outlook on the web" as Microsoft marketing now would like us to phrase it, tyvm.) Noteworthy: Calendar items now include an option to generate a reminder email; this puts the events more in-your-face than the OWA alerts toast and gives you more flexibility than the range of zero mimutes to two weeks that you get from the reminder timer. Note the new link: Choose one of the defined intervals or set a cust

Microsoft updated the Windows Phone version of the Skype for Business client to version 6.1.1466.0, implementing what they describe as "bug fixes." I have noted that international dialing now works. Microsoft notified preview participants that a short list of countries cannot be dialed via SfB. Specifically: Free International outbound calling to all countries, except for the following (which is subject to change throughout the program): Antarctica, Burundi, Chad, Cook Island

​​ I've been using the new Skype for Business (SfB) PSTN-related features for a couple of weeks, in preview. The experience thus far has been painless (largely). I've found good and bad, though "the bad" really is more "the meh" -- no deal-breakers. If you get in on the preview, you'll receive a "Welcome to the Skype for Business Preview Program!" email from Microsoft. This email covers four topics: The "Getting Started" sections each contain six fairly simple steps to activa

The Office Blog Team has announced that new cloud PBX with PSTN calling, PSTN teleconferencing, and Skype Meeting Broadcast features are now in-preview, or coming later this year (depending on your location). Note these additional details and a few caveats. Note that the option to integrate with existing on-prem phone lines isn’t generally available yet. Also, the dial-out feature for now is only available to S4B users in the cloud; “hybrid” support isn’t out yet. #SkypeforBu

If you missed the announcement from TechEd Europe, check out the Office Team's brief write-up and video about mobile device management features in Office 365. Dig into the technical details on the corresponding TechNet page. #MDM #Office365 #Mobile