Month: October 2017

SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business – Preventing external sharing of data

A recent (September 2017) article suggested that OneDrive for Business (ODfB) (and by extension SharePoint Online (SPO); ODfB is a SharePoint-based service), a key application in Office 365 was a potential source of data leaks and/or target for hacking attacks. I don't disagree that, if not configured correctly, any online document management system - not … Continue reading SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business – Preventing external sharing of data

Office 365 – new data governance and records retention management features

At the September 2017 Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft announced a range of new features coming soon to data governance in Office 365. These new features build on the options already available in the Security and Compliance section of the Office 365 Admin portal. You can watch the video of the slide presentation here. … Continue reading Office 365 – new data governance and records retention management features