Enable security and management for your remote workforce

Enable your users to access cloud services and on-premises applications with ease and enable modern management capabilities for all devices.

Enable remote access to apps

Empower remote workers to access the apps they need without compromising security

Connect your on-premises infrastructure to the cloud

• What is Conditional Access?
• Common Conditional Access policies
• Tip: Enable combined security information registration
• Tip: Start Conditional Access roll-out with report-only mode
• Choose the right authentication method to secure your apps to the cloud
• Rapidly respond to secure identities with Microsoft Entra ID

Connect all your apps to Microsoft Entra ID to enable single sign on

• Application management with Microsoft Entra ID
• Follow the tutorials for integrating SaaS applications with Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Entra feature deployment guide
• Microsoft Entra deployment plans
• Add an on-premises application through Application Proxy
• Secure and protect on-prem and cloud legacy authentication apps
• Guide users to Sign in and start apps from the My Apps portal
• Tip: Choose the right authentication for your hybrid identity solution
• Tip: Automate user provisioning to your apps
• Plan an Microsoft Entra Application Proxy deployment
• Interactive guide: Provide secure remote access to on-premises applications with Microsoft Entra Application Proxy
• Comparison of remote access solutions

Turn on Multi-Factor Authentication with Conditional Access

• How does MFA work?
• Set up Multi-Factor Authentication
• Plan and Enable Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
• Secure user sign-in with MFA
• Tip: Combine Self-Service Password Reset and Multi-Factor Authentication registration
• Enable Self Service Password Reset
• Interactive guide: Enable a combined MFA and SSPR registration experience in Microsoft Entra ID

Enable access to on-prem web apps

• Secure and protect on-prem and cloud legacy authentication apps

Extend access with Microsoft Entra B2B Collaboration

• What is B2B guest user access?
• Enable email one-time passcode authentication (preview)
• Add guest users to your directory in the Azure portal
• Enable and manage B2B collaboration and sharing
• Interactive guide: Enable B2B Collaboration in Microsoft Entra ID

Enable risk-based Conditional Access

• Risk-based Conditional Access
• How to configure and enable risk policies
• Tip: Common Conditional Access policies

Manage devices and apps

Enable BYOD and unify management across devices and apps

Securely enable BYOD

• Microsoft Intune overview
• Set up Intune
• Enroll devices in Microsoft Intune
• Guided scenarios
• Identity and device access configurations
• Interactive guide: Manage devices with Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Configure and protect your apps

• Intune app protection policies
• Secure and configure Microsoft Edge
• Secure and configure Outlook mobile
• What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
• Set up Defender for Cloud Apps
• Connect 3rd party apps
• Interactive guide: Manage and protect mobile and desktop applications with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
• Interactive guide: Discover, protect, and control your apps with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
• Interactive guide: Detect threats and manage alerts with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Remotely provision and deploy new devices

• What is Windows Autopilot?
• How do I deploy Windows Autopilot?
• Windows Autopilot user-driven mode
• How do I redeploy a device already in use?
• Deploy Windows Autopilot for existing devices
• Add hybrid Microsoft Entra joined devices and Autopilot

Enforce access policies on unmanaged devices with Intune

• Plan your Conditional Access deployment with Microsoft Entra ID
• Intune device compliance
• Common Conditional Access policies

Deploy and manage Virtual Desktop

• How to onboard Virtual Desktop Infrastructure machines
• Enable user policy for Windows 10 Enterprise multi session
• Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session FAQ
• Use Azure Firewall to protect Window Virtual Desktop deployments

Proactively manage updates, patching, and policies

• Conditional access policies for device and platforms
• Detect and protect against cloud native threats
• Manage Windows 10 software updates in Intune
• Deploy updates using Windows Update for Business
• Windows Update: FAQ
• Windows update settings for Intune
• Software update agent error codes and descriptions in Microsoft Intune

Protect corporate resources

Leverage built-in, seamless security to protect data while keeping users productive

Create data loss prevention policies

• Overview of data loss prevention
• Data loss prevention and Microsoft Teams
• Create, test, and tune a DLP policy
• Custom sensitive information types
• Document Fingerprinting
• Control access from unmanaged devices

Enable safe links and safe attachments

• What is Microsoft 365 Advanced Threat Protection
• What is a safe link?
• What is a safe attachment?
• Set up safe link policies
• Set up safe attachment policies
• Protect against threats in Microsoft 365

Discover all cloud apps and services used in your organization

• Discover and manage shadow IT on your network
• Tip: Defender for Cloud Apps best practices

Onboard machines to Microsoft Defender ATP

• How to onboard machines to Microsoft Defender ATP
• How to deploy Microsoft Defender ATP on Macs
• How to onboard Virtual Desktop Infrastructure machines

Review Office ATP configurations

• Configure your Microsoft 365 tenant for increased security
• Recommended settings to protect your employee’s inboxes
• Manage Permissions for Microsoft 365

Implement app protection policies

• Set up policies to manage and control apps

Additional resources

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Secure remote work blog resources

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Video resources

Video resources to help you enable security for your remote workforce

Microsoft Entra documentation

Official Microsoft Entra product documentation

Microsoft Endpoint Manager documentation

Official Microsoft Endpoint Manager documentation

Microsoft Intune documentation

Official Intune product documentation

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager documentation

Official Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager documentation

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection documentation

Official Microsoft Defender ATP product documentation

Microsoft Teams documentation

Official Teams product documentation

Microsoft 365 Advanced Threat Protection documentation

Official Microsoft 365 ATP product documentation