We are happy to announce that a couple of moments ago, we’ve updated the book files on Gumroad and have officially released the November 2020 updated of the book!
We’ve included two brand new chapters, written by Damian Scoles, who recently joined the author team. Damian has been an MVP for several years, and has extensive knowledge around e-mail and Office 365 in general. The two new chapters he delivered are:
Chapter 4: Securing email, in which he covers everything from basic message hygiene and email authentication to Exchange Online and Exchange Online Protection
in Chapter 5: Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Damian continues on his journey and explains what Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is, and how you can use it to further protect email and documents in Exchange, SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive for Business.
Other chapters have received quite a few updates as well, all of which you can read in the official change log.
How to get the update(s)?
If you’ve previously purchased the book, head over to your Gumroad platform and download the newer version of the file(s).
As before, we’ve published the book both in PDF as EPUB format.
Feedback
Don’t forget to share your feedback with the team. We’re only humans and typos or other mistakes can happen. Your feedback ensures we can continue to improve the book, add new content as you would like to see it and more.
This is a quick note to let you know that we’ve just released the 2020-09 update of the book. As promised, we’ve made quite some changes, all of which you can read in the change log.
In addition to a bunch of fixes, we’ve added a ton of new content, as well as a foreword by Nicholas DiCola, Principal Group PM Manager, Cloud Security, Microsoft Corporation.
How to get the update(s)?
If you’ve previously purchased the book, head over to your Gumroad platform and download the newer version of the file(s). Older versions are replaced automatically.
What’s new?
September 2020 updates
All of the chapters in the book have had an update in some shape, way, or form. Aside from typos and some formatting errors, all chapters have received fresh new content including in-depth information on Microsoft Threat Protection, Azure AD Administrative Units, Microsoft Defender ATP for Android, etc.
With this update, you will notice that some elements have moved from Chapter 4 (Microsoft Defender ATP) to Chapter 6 (Microsoft Threat Protection). This move also reflects the path Microsoft is on, whereby functionalities are merged into Microsoft Threat Protection and the M365 Security Portal. We anticipate that a lot more content will eventually be consolidated in the Microsoft Threat Protection chapter in the future.
EPUB-format now also included!
We’ve heard your feedback loud and clear. And although it took us a little longer than what we had hoped for, we’ve now also included an EPUB-format of the book as part of the package!
Note that, due to limitations of the EPUB-format, some elements like footnotes are not available. Over the next couple of updates, we will be addressing links in the main book so that they are more pleasant to deal with in the EPUB version as well.
Please, bear with us as we try to get the details of the EPUB-format right. It might take us a couple of iterations, but we’ll get there. Do not hesitate to provide your feedback on how we can improve your experience though!
This book, which focuses on all things security from the Microsoft 365 stack of solutions and services, aims to deliver practical content laced with real-world examples.
This book will follow the same model as the highly-popular “Office 365 for IT Pros“-book. Some of you might already be familiar with the format. Our goal is to issue monthly updates of the book! This website will be the vehicle through which we will announce the updates and keep track of what’s changed month after month. Once a year, we will release a completely new version. To be able to do this, we will only offer the book in e-format; no printed copies are available.
Why did I/we write this book?
After having contributed to the first four editions of the Office 365 for IT Pros-book, I decided to take a break. The combination of writing for the book and other engagements, both personally and professionally, did not allow me to maintain the level of quality that I stand for.
Notwithstanding I still have a busy life, I missed writing. With a shift in my professional focus, I decided that Microsoft’s Security solutions and services could definitely benefit from a book like Office 365 for IT Pros. Even more so: I am enamored by the book format and the ability to continuously provide new and relevant information to its readers.
I realize this is a monumental task, that is also why I’m not undertaking this effort alone!
About the authors
Luckily, I can count on a team of writers (and reviewers) to keep the content fresh and relevant to you. Today, the author team consists of:
Michael Van Horenbeeck (MVP)
Peter Daalmans (MVP)
Ammar Hasayen (MVP)
Ahmed Nabil (MVP)
Thomas Verwer
The gigantic task of reviewing the chapters and keeping us honest is set aside for Thijs Lecomte! For more information about the authors and what drives them, click here.
If you are interested in becoming part of the author team, feel free to send us a message. We’re always on the lookout for new and existing talent! If a spot becomes available, we’ll make sure to get in touch with you.
How can I purchase the book?
The book is sold through Gumroad; a platform which allows us to easily distribute and update the book. We’ll be posting the link to the book here, as soon as it’s available.
After careful consideration, we have decided not to publish through Amazon. Unfortunately, they lack the mechanism to provide regular updates without generating a lot of additional effort to maintain and publish the book.
What to expect from this book?
As mentioned earlier, we aim to deliver practical content which comes from extensive real-world experience. We mix deep-dives with an overview of the different capabilities so that you have a solid foundation and understanding of the platform’s capabilities.
Acknowledgements
This book is a collaborative effort of many people. We are lucky to be able to call upon the expertise of many others, including many people at Microsoft who have been willing to patiently answer any and all question(s) we have thrown at them.
We’re especially grateful that Nicholas DiCola will be writing a foreword, which we hope to incorporate in one of the upcoming updates!
Feedback
Your feedback is crucial to us. Have you spotted an error (both technically, or grammatically)? Well, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at feedback[at]m365securitybook.com. We’ll make sure your feedback is heard and that it will be included in future updates.
What’s next?
The book is never finished. If we were to cover all security features of Microsoft 365 before releasing the book, we would never get to publish it in the first place!
As we update the book, we will also be adding new content. In the coming releases (over the next few months), you can expect more information to be included in the existing chapters, and you can expect new chapters. The author team is already working hard to deliver to you a world-class Azure Sentinel-chapter along a brand new chapter on Office Advanced Threat Protection.
If there is anything you believe is missing from the book, or would like to see covered (in more depth), feel free to send us a message at feedback[at]m365securitybook.com. We’ll be happy to take it into consideration!
How does this book relate to Office 365 for IT Pros?
Both books exist on their own. However, I don’t like to reinvent the wheel. The book format Tony conceived and the method of publishing will be the same; albeit delivered through a different channel and as a separate product. For some things, which are also covered in Office 365 for IT Pros, we gladly refer to it. This being said: it’s by no means a must to purchase both books, but they go well together 🙂
Tony has also been so kind to “lend” some content of the Office 365 for IT Pros book to us. For example, you will see that parts of the Information Protection chapter contains information which stems directly from Office 365 for IT Pros. We’ve made this decision because the information was a) already there and b) is top-notch. We’ve consciously decided to focus on adding value on top of the content that was already there, rather than duplicating efforts.
Inevitably, some overlap exists between both books. But that’s never a bad thing: you’ll get different opinions from different authors which can only enhance one’s comprehension of a topic!
I am happy to introduce to you my latest e-book: Microsoft 365 Security for IT Pros! This book, which focuses on all things security from the Microsoft 365 stack of solutions and services, aims to deliver practical content laced with real-world examples.
This book will follow the same model as the highly-popular “Office 365 for IT Pros“-book. Some of you might already be familiar with the format. Our goal is to issue monthly updates of the book! This website will be the vehicle through which we will announce the updates and keep track of what’s changed month after month. Once a year, we will release a completely new version. To be able to do this, we will only offer the book in e-format; no printed copies are available.
Why did I/we write this book?
After having contributed to the first four editions of the Office 365 for IT Pros-book, I decided to take a break. The combination of writing for the book and other engagements, both personally and professionally, did not allow me to maintain the level of quality that I stand for.
Notwithstanding I still have a busy life, I missed writing. With a shift in my professional focus, I decided that Microsoft’s Security solutions and services could definitely benefit from a book like Office 365 for IT Pros. Even more so: I am enamored by the book format and the ability to continuously provide new and relevant information to its readers.
I realize this is a monumental task, that is also why I’m not undertaking this effort alone!
About the authors
Luckily, I can count on a team of writers (and reviewers) to keep the content fresh and relevant to you. Today, the author team consists of:
Michael Van Horenbeeck (MVP)
Peter Daalmans (MVP)
Ammar Hasayen (MVP)
Ahmed Nabil (MVP)
Thomas Verwer
The gigantic task of reviewing the chapters and keeping us honest is set aside for Thijs Lecomte! For more information about the authors and what drives them, click here.
If you are interested in becoming part of the author team, feel free to send us a message. We’re always on the lookout for new and existing talent! If a spot becomes available, we’ll make sure to get in touch with you.
How can I purchase the book?
The book is sold through Gumroad; a platform which allows us to easily distribute and update the book. We’ll be posting the link to the book here, as soon as it’s available.
After careful consideration, we have decided not to publish through Amazon. Unfortunately, they lack the mechanism to provide regular updates without generating a lot of additional effort to maintain and publish the book.
What to expect from this book?
As mentioned earlier, we aim to deliver practical content which comes from extensive real-world experience. We mix deep-dives with an overview of the different capabilities so that you have a solid foundation and understanding of the platform’s capabilities.
Acknowledgements
This book is a collaborative effort of many people. We are lucky to be able to call upon the expertise of many others, including many people at Microsoft who have been willing to patiently answer any and all question(s) we have thrown at them.
We’re especially grateful that Nicholas DiCola will be writing a foreword, which we hope to incorporate in one of the upcoming updates!
Feedback
Your feedback is crucial to us. Have you spotted an error (both technically, or grammatically)? Well, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at feedback[at]m365securitybook.com. We’ll make sure your feedback is heard and that it will be included in future updates.
What’s next?
The book is never finished. If we were to cover all security features of Microsoft 365 before releasing the book, we would never get to publish it in the first place!
As we update the book, we will also be adding new content. In the coming releases (over the next few months), you can expect more information to be included in the existing chapters, and you can expect new chapters. The author team is already working hard to deliver to you a world-class Azure Sentinel-chapter along a brand new chapter on Office Advanced Threat Protection.
If there is anything you believe is missing from the book, or would like to see covered (in more depth), feel free to send us a message at feedback[at]m365securitybook.com. We’ll be happy to take it into consideration!
How does this book relate to Office 365 for IT Pros?
Both books exist on their own. However, I don’t like to reinvent the wheel. The book format Tony conceived and the method of publishing will be the same; albeit delivered through a different channel and as a separate product. For some things, which are also covered in Office 365 for IT Pros, we gladly refer to it. This being said: it’s by no means a must to purchase both books, but they go well together 🙂
Tony has also been so kind to “lend” some content of the Office 365 for IT Pros book to us. For example, you will see that parts of the Information Protection chapter contains information which stems directly from Office 365 for IT Pros. We’ve made this decision because the information was a) already there and b) is top-notch. We’ve consciously decided to focus on adding value on top of the content that was already there, rather than duplicating efforts.
Inevitably, some overlap exists between both books. But that’s never a bad thing: you’ll get different opinions from different authors which can only enhance one’s comprehension of a topic!
