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Monday, April 10, 2017

Office 365 Audit Log Data - How long are my logs retained for?

I'm a big fan of the Unified Audit Log in Office 365. Its a fantastic tool for monitoring user activity for suspicious behavior, getting automated alerts when particular activities occur and investigating data breaches. I'm talking about the central logging facility within Office 365 that collects log data from many Office 365 workloads, and can be searched in the Office 365 Security and Compliance Center: Go to https://protection.office.com > Click Search & Investigate > Click Audit Log Search.

I often get asked the question, how long are Office 365 log entries stored or retained for? There are several answers...

Monday, April 3, 2017

Security Controls in the OneDrive for Business Admin Center

Microsoft recently added a new and extremely helpful Admin Center to Office 365 specifically for OneDrive for Business.

In terms of additional security controls this is a great addition because it allows us to more easily control access and sharing specifically in OneDrive for Business, and not just SharePoint Online. Many of the external sharing settings overlap with those already available for SharePoint Online sites. However, this is a very good start and we look forward to seeing more capabilities added over time to help us control and manage how our users share content with those outside of our organizations.

For now, let's take a closer look at the security controls now available for OneDrive for Business..