Overview Microsoft is retiring the legacy MFA and SSPR policies by 30th September 2025 as part of its modernisation path. Migrating to the new Authentication Methods policy offers more precision, central control, and futureproof cloud environment. The new Microsoft Entra ID authentication method policy offers a unified, modern way to manage your organisation’s authentication methods, […]
Introduction Break glass accounts are your emergency lifeline, providing privileged access when the identity system fails and no one can sign in to access organisation resources due to outages, breaches, lockouts, or misconfiguration. These accounts are critical for maintaining control and continuity but must be tightly secured, rarely used, and continuously monitored. ⚠️ Why They […]
Security Best Practices Using Only the Org Settings Portal Microsoft 365 provides robust tools for businesses of all sizes, but with this power comes responsibility. Securing your tenant doesn’t always require premium licenses or access to multiple admin portals. You can significantly improve your organisation’s security posture using only the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre’s “Org […]
I’m excited to introduce two new services that Jisc cloud is seeking institutions to pilot with us: Microsoft Intune deployment accelerator pilot A project to demonstrate how to use Microsoft Intune so that you can confidently set the configuration and policies that will enable endpoint management. This will include mobile devices as well as laptop/desktop […]
This is the second in the Road to CE series of blog posts following Jisc’s full Cyber Essentials journey. In this part of our journey, we had a meeting with senior stakeholders as well as our IT Security teams, explored the requirements for Cyber Essentials and how best to achieve those for Jisc and scoping […]
With Jisc’s Session Border Controller service now being in full production lets talk about how using Jisc’s SBC and Teams Phone System can provide cost savings and increased productivity. As the usage of Microsoft Teams increases in educational establishments we here at Jisc Cloud are seeing more and more demand for moving telephone systems into […]
Automate automate automate, that should be part of my job title. In this post I’m going to talk about a lesser known feature of Azure AD, which is now available to anyone with A3/E3 or above, group based licensing. With Microsoft’s retirement of the AzureAD and MSOL modules (replaced with MSGraph) you will need to […]
A recording of the recent session run by Richard Jackson and Colm Blake of the Jisc cloud solutions team at the Jisc Security Conference. The session covers best practices for the configuration of Office 365, Windows 10/11 and the Enterprise Mobility and Security (EMS) suite.