In partnership with Microsoft, General Networks will be leading two free App in a Day (AIAD) workshops in Southern California. These free workshops provide IT and business decision-makers with the skills to build great business apps using Microsoft PowerApps without writing code. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â […]
The security landscape has changed The truth to security is: Passwords alone can no longer protect your data. If your not using a multi-layer security system your going to get hacked sooner or later. I think everyone has heard that getting hacked can be extremely expensive. But, are you aware that it is also currently […]
As a Microsoft Gold Partner and implementer of SharePoint intranets, we routinely encounter organizations struggling to visualize a great intranet experience in SharePoint.  Many are used to older versions of SharePoint and are turned off by the thought of the bland, text-heavy sites of the past. Others are altogether new to SharePoint Online through Office 365 and have never had a centralized […]
New Features Coming to OWA to Compete with Gmail Faster with “Modern Experience” for both email and calendar are the main changes. But there is a lot under the covers. A dark mode is coming (as displayed) too. A snooze feature that will make a message as “unread” at a later date and put it […]
General Networks is proud to announce that we have been named as one of the top providers of business services in the world by Clutch! We are also excited to say that we have been doing well in a few of Clutch’s more competitive categories, their rankings of the best Microsoft Office 365 consultants, Microsoft […]
The Office Configuration Tool can use configs saved in your Office 365 portal. This new feature makes deployment of Office so much easier! Not more XML files to manage. Just setup your configuration and deploy from a URL on the Office Configuration Tool’s command line. Here is how!  Be sure to watch the YouTube video […]
Thanks to KnowBe4 for this great policy tip! Firing employees for failing phishing tests can be extremely counterproductive and can damage an organization’s overall security posture. That, at any rate, is what two security experts told Brian Krebs recently, and we agree with them. Companies sometimes think punitive policies will make employees take phishing more […]
If you are currently running SharePoint 2010, 2013 or 2016 in your organization, you know you’ll need to plan your move forward.  But to what version? Continue with the on-premise route and upgrade to SharePoint Server 2019? Move to the cloud with SharePoint Online in Office 365? As with any major decision, the answer […]
Microsoft is now saying passwords are not good security. What is the problem? 1) People will write down passwords if they are too complex.2) Hackers have great tools to get uninformed people to give up their passwords unintentionally.3) Even the best passwords can be hacked. What are the solutions?1) Stop forcing passwords expirations and replace […]
General Networks can help you secure multiple cloud apps with Microsoft Cloud App Security! Check out this video Microsoft Cloud App Security is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), powered by a unique approach to deliver state-of-the-art security for multi-cloud environments, via native integrations. It is designed with security professionals in mind – providing simplicity […]