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MEM v ENNBEE - Battles with Modern Endpoint Management

Nick Benton

I’m an end-user computing specialist with over a decade of experience in consulting, architecture, design, and implementation of modern device management, and enterprise mobility solutions. I currently have the role of Principal Cloud Endpoint Consultant at Phoenix Software Ltd who are the Global Microsoft Partner of the Year for Modern Endpoint Management 2023, where my main focus is assisting customers in their road to a modern workplace cloud first approach, using Microsoft Intune, with a focus on migration, security and zero touch deployments.

I use this website as a platform to share content with the community, based on solutions I find, to problems encountered in real world scenarios.

Self-Service Software Update Deployments
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later macOS iOS/iPadOS Android Software Updates Dynamic Groups Security
Fancy letting your end users select what day of the week they get their device updates allowing them to be truly empowered but still ensure a level of device security, sure you do.
Installing the Configuration Manager Client on Orphaned Internet Devices
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Microsoft Intune Microsoft Configuration Manager Windows 10 and later PowerShell Apps Co-management
You’ve just implemented a Cloud Management Gateway to help your hybrid joined Windows devices communicate to Configuration Manager over the internet, but what if they’re orphaned and unable to communicate to Configuration Manager to get the new Client Settings?
Patching Gaps in the CIS Windows 11 Benchmark - Level 2 Windows 11
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Security Center for Internet Security (CIS) Custom Profiles Settings Catalog Remediation Scripts PowerShell
This is the last part in the series around the CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmark for Windows 11, and we’d like to say that we’ve saved the best post for last, but we’d be lying. Surely the Level 2 settings can’t be worse than the Level 1?
Automatically Setting an Out of Office Message with Power Automate
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Power Automate Automation
I’m not sure what I’m doing playing around with Power Automate, but here we are. Like many people, I have a habit of forgetting to set an Out of Office message when I’m actually on holiday, or when I’m working with customers. Let’s see if we can make something do this for us.
Microsoft Intune and the Curious Case of the Converting Firewall Rule Policy
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Settings Catalog Security Firewall Endpoint Security PowerShell
When did Microsoft go all covert ops (maybe don’t answer that question) and start making changes to your very own Firewall Rule policies in Microsoft Intune without letting anyone know? Or did they?
Patching Gaps in the CIS Windows 11 Benchmark - Level 1 Windows 11
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Security Center for Internet Security (CIS) Endpoint Security Remediation Scripts PowerShell Settings Catalog Custom Profiles
The impact of the CIS settings on BitLocker and Windows Autopilot now done and dusted, we should broaden our horizons and start to look at what other problems the CIS level 1 benchmark brings to Windows 11 as a whole. Are there any? Will it be smooth sailing? Yeah, no.
Renaming Windows Autopilot v2 Devices
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Windows Autopilot Windows Autopilot Device Preparation Custom Profiles
So Microsoft released Windows Autopilot Device Preparation, or more commonly known as APv2, into General Availability a little while ago. So with this production release we should be able to name our corporate owned Windows devices right Microsoft? Right?
Patching Gaps in the CIS Windows 11 Benchmark - Level 1 Windows Autopilot
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Security Center for Internet Security (CIS) Windows Autopilot Windows Hello Settings Catalog PowerShell
With the CIS BitLocker and associated DMA settings reviewed and updated, now is time to delve into the Windows 11 specific settings that exist in the CIS Level 1 benchmark. What issues do they bring to Windows Autopilot, what solutions can we find? Honestly, who knows.
Patching Gaps in the CIS Windows 11 Benchmark - BitLocker
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Security Center for Internet Security (CIS) Custom Profiles BitLocker Direct Memory Access Settings Catalog
Everyone loves a security benchmark, and with the imminent move to Windows 11 for everyone, the Center for Internet Security released version 3.0.1 of theirs, including a build kit for Microsoft Intune, but what does this build kit break for BitLocker encryption?