Microsoft Shared Responsibility Model – understanding your role

In a traditional on-premises data center, the organization that owns it is responsible for managing security incidents, including the mitigation and remediation of any dangerous incident. On the other hand, if the company uses Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings (Azure, AWS) security for infrastructure is the provider’s responsibility. In the Software-as-a-Service model, specifically in Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and making sure data is available and accessible while users are responsible for protecting their Microsoft 365 data. It means the user is responsible for restoring lost, stolen, deleted, or compromised data and it should be quite logical and obvious. In the end, it’s the user’s data, right?

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How to recover deleted emails in Office 365

While working in the office environment there is a need for employees to communicate with each other, and the most common way to communicate is via email. When users want to send each other important information via email it’s stored in their mailboxes, but there is always a possibility that an email gets lost, or gets deleted. But if you have a proper backup of your Office 365 emails that Xopero Software provides, you will have no problem if you want to recover deleted emails in Office 365. In this article, we will take a look at how to do it with Xopero ONE 

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Microsoft Office 365 backup best practices

Microsoft is a global software giant. It provides the software many companies use daily. Their main priority is to keep the continuity of the provided services. But despite that, there is still a possibility of data loss, due to countless reasons. That’s one of the causes you might consider protecting your data in Office 365, and one of the best ways to make sure your data is secure is to perform an Office 365 backup. In this article, we will talk about a few of the best practices when it comes to it.

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How to recover deleted items from OneDrive

If you store files in OneDrive, you probably found that some of those files went missing,  from time to time. There are many factors that could lead to your files being deleted. The most common one is human error. Usually, a user accidentally deletes the file, while working on them. Other common examples include malware, intentional deletion, or even service downtime. As you can see it’s quite easy to delete files from your cloud storage. But have you ever tried to recover deleted files from Microsoft OneDrive? In this article, we will talk about how you can do it with the use of tools provided by Microsoft itself. 

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Privacy Management in Microsoft 365

In the modern work environment, many companies switch from traditional in-office work to hybrid or even a fully remote working model. This is a cause for concern because in these situations people tend to more frequently switch between work and personal activities. This results in the increased amount of personal data roaming around multiple devices and clouds, and in effect making this data a perfect target for various attacks. That is one of the reasons why companies need to have a proper privacy policy in place, in order to protect personal data. And this is why Microsoft decided to introduce the Privacy Management tool into Microsoft 365 suite. In this article, we will take a closer look at Privacy Management in Microsoft 365, and how it can influence the way you think about privacy policies.

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Why backup Microsoft 365? How to convince a non-technician that your organization needs a backup solution

If you are wondering whether your Microsoft 365 data is protected by the provider – the answer is definitely yes, but maybe not to the extent you have in mind. In this article, I will present to you the problems that come with Office 365 and why you need to protect it with a dedicated Microsoft 365 backup. We will also discuss how to convince a non-technical to the necessity of such an investment.

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How to recover deleted items from Microsoft 365 OneDrive with Xopero ONE

Nowadays there are so many ways to store your personal or business data. There is no doubt that OneDrive has become one of the most recognized services on the market. And even though Microsoft is doing its best to make sure your data is safe in its M365, there are still many ways in which your data can disappear. You can do things to make sure that even if data loss occurs it doesn’t affect your business continuity and in effect, your company doesn’t lose precious time and money. Having a proper backup of your data is one of those things. A proper Microsoft 365 backup allows you to easily recover deleted items. And in this article, we will take a closer look at how to recover deleted OneDrive items with Xopero ONE.

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How to backup Microsoft 365 with Xopero ONE

Microsoft is a leader in the industry of productivity applications suites. And as such is trying to provide as complex security measures as possible. Yet it’s not possible to avoid nor protect from every threat. That is why you should not blindly trust the protection provided by Microsoft in their Office 365 suite, but rather add layers of protection to ensure your data is safe. That layer of protection can be a Microsoft 365 backup. With Xopero ONE Backup & Recovery you can set up Microsoft 365 backup, manage it, and recover data if needed with ease. In this article, we will walk you through the steps you need to take to start backup Microsoft 365 data in your organization with Xopero ONE, and we will go into more detail about setting up a personalized backup plan.

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How to recover deleted emails in Microsoft 365 with Xopero ONE

We live in a world of information and a lot of them circle in our emails. If you are a Microsoft 365 administrator, it’s only a matter of time before you are tasked with restoring deleted emails or other mailbox items. 

Although Microsoft provides you with some basic protection, you should additionally protect your emails by yourself. Email correspondence is an essential aspect of business operations, but an email message can be accidentally deleted. What else does put your Exchange data in danger? Cyberattack and losing email credentials as well as intentional deletion made by former employees.

In this article, we will look closer at what recovery options are provided by Microsoft, and how easily you can recover your email when you have Microsoft Office 365 backup solution.

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Retention policies in Microsoft 365 vs. full control over retention in Xopero ONE

What is data retention and why is it important for your company to know retention policies in Microsoft (formerly Office 365)? Office 365 retention policy is a set of policies about which data should be stored and for how long. Probably every company has its own rules here and if not – it should. There’s also a chance that your company has to meet specific legal requirements for Office 365 retention policy and formal documentation, and a Microsoft 365 default retention policy probably won’t meet that regulatory compliance.

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