A quiet first month. Two short incidents, both fixed the same day. Three updates went in during your Saturday maintenance window. Every nightly backup succeeded and two test restores were checked. Two recommendations need a decision from you.
Incidents
| Incident | What happened | Cause and fix | Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-10426 Nov, 09:20 | Mail to one outside domain delayed14 messages arrived up to 47 minutes late | The recipient’s server was slowing mail from a new sending address. We spread the sending and registered with their provider. | Same day, 10:07 |
| INC-105110 Nov, 14:05 | Files not syncing on two Macs2 people; no files lost, all safe on the server | A known issue in the sync client on macOS 15. Version 4.6.1 fixed it and was installed on both Macs. | Same day, 16:30 |
Updates applied
- Sat 7 NovMail service 1.14.2Security fix · 02:00–02:41 · no interruption seen
- Sat 7 NovDocument editor 2.8.4Fixes for tables in shared documents
- Tue 10 NovSync client 4.6.1, 2 MacsInstalled to fix incident INC-1051
- Sat 28 NovNext: Mail service 1.14.3Security fix · scheduled 02:00–04:00
Backups and restore tests
- 12 of 12 nightly backups succeeded3–14 Nov · copy kept at a second site
- Restore test, 5 Nov: one mailbox, 2.1 GBRestored to an isolated test tenant · item count matched
- Restore test, 12 Nov: “Clients/2025” folder8,412 files · every checksum matched
- Kept for 30 days, then monthly for 12 months
Storage
| Service | Used | This month |
|---|---|---|
| Mail and calendar | 268 GB | +5 GB |
| Files | 318 GB | +5 GB |
| Docs | 26 GB | +1 GB |
At this rate the quota lasts well beyond the next 12 months.
Security events
- Sign-in attempts blocked
- 37
- Password guessing against 4 accounts from 9 countries; none succeeded
- Phishing messages quarantined
- 64
- Harmful attachments blocked
- 3
- People enrolled in MFA
- 46 of 48
- Administrator role changes
- 0
- Ridgeline access to your data
- None
Recommendations
- HighEnrol the last two people in MFATheir grace period ends Fri 20 Nov; after that they cannot sign in until enrolled.Your action
- MediumAdd a DMARC record for northfield-cpa.exampleWithout it, others can more easily send mail that pretends to be from the alias domain. We can add it if you give us DNS access.Your decision
- LowSet a retention rule for the Payroll shared mailboxPayroll mail is kept indefinitely today. Seven years matches your stated policy.Your decision
All figures are example data. They describe what was measured this month; they are not a service-level guarantee. Your service agreement with Ridgeline IT sets the commitments.