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  • Blog Post: Sneak peek at Data Loss Prevention in SharePoint - plus new mobile encryption viewers

    We've been talking about this for a while, but this "Office Garage Series" episode covers the DLP and mail encryption capabilities of Office 365. We're consolidating all compliance policies in one place and letting you define a single policy that can apply across multiple services....
  • Blog Post: Serving 26 million Texans with secure cloud-based computing—a leap forward for state government agencies

    A great blog post from the CIO of Texas discussing the success her state is having with Microsoft's cloud solutions. It's a quick read, but covers some of the important things that sets Microsoft apart from other cloud solution providers. http://blogs.office.com/2014/12/12/serving-26-million...
  • Blog Post: Office 365 Government Community Cloud - new service description

    As the first part of Microsoft's effort to provide more detailed service information about the Office 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC), a new service description page has been added to Service Description pages on TechNet. At some point in the near future, we are also expecting a separate page...
  • Blog Post: Office 365 Learning Resources

    I've been sharing this list of resources with my customers lately, so thought it would be good to post it here as well. Office 365 Success Center – adoption and deployment resources, including communications templates – IT and business focused. Office 365 Learning Center –...
  • Blog Post: Office 365 receives FedRAMP Authority to Operate (ATO) from HHS OIG

    We are pleased to announce that Microsoft Office 365 has been granted FedRAMP Authority to Operate (ATO) by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG). Office 365 is a multi-tenant cloud that includes government specific instances of services such as Exchange...
  • Blog Post: News: Microsoft Office 365 helps customers with IRS 1075 regulatory compliance

    Today, Microsoft announced the latest installment of our compliance commitment: With Office 365 for Government, Microsoft is able to support customer compliance with IRS 1075. IRS 1075 provides guidance to ensure that the policies, practices, controls, and safeguards employed by recipient agencies adequately...
  • Blog Post: From Inside the Cloud: What does Microsoft do to prepare for emerging security threats to Office 365?

    Interesting blog posting on the measures that Microsoft has in place to prepare for emerging security threats to Office 365 as well as Microsoft Azure. Read it here: http://blogs.office.com/2014/11/05/inside-cloud-assume-breach-practices-action-microsoft-prepare-emerging-security-threats-office-365...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft Virtual Academy courses—Office 365 security

    Three courses around Office 365 security are now available through the Microsoft Virtual Academy . Exchange Online Protection (EOP) Encryption in Office 365 Data loss prevention (DLP) in Office 365 As always, all training on the Microsoft Virtual Academy is free!
  • Blog Post: Introducing Office 365 Video

    Microsoft has released a new component for Office 365, called Office 365 Video. This portal, built on top of SharePoint Online and leveraging Azure Media Services, will allow customers to build a secure, company-wide destination for posting, sharing and discovering video content. From onboarding new...