We’re excited to announce a powerful new feature in our Safeguard Send for Microsoft 365 add-in for Outlook: Allowed/Blocked Users. This enhancement gives IT administrators unprecedented control over who can run the add-in—instantly and with precision: Why This Feature Matters Previously, admins could enable or disable the add-in globally, but there was no way to […]
Microsoft Azure Outage: What Happened, Why Safeguard Send Was Affected, and What We’re Doing About It
On October 29, 2025, Microsoft experienced a significant global outage that affected millions of users and businesses worldwide. For eight hours—from approximately 12:00 PM ET to 8:00 PM ET—core Microsoft services, including Microsoft 365, Azure, Xbox Live, and Minecraft, were largely unavailable. As a developer of Outlook add-ins that depend on Azure infrastructure, Sperry Software’s Safeguard […]
Improved Send Metrics Display Times
About a year ago, we introduced Send Metrics, a reporting tool that allows you to view statistics about your users including how many users you have (which is also available in the Active Users report), the total number of emails sent in the last 30 days, the total number of revisions (that is, how many […]
New Dashboard Features: Enhanced Subscription and User Insights for Safeguard Send
We’re excited to announce a major update to the Sperry Software dashboard for both Safeguard Send for Microsoft 365 (SS365) and Safeguard Send Core (SSC). This new feature gives you more transparency and control over your subscription and user activity—directly addressing the feedback we’ve received from customers looking for better visibility and easier management. […]
Streamlining Safeguard Send Core: Simplified Dashboard Updates for Better User Experience
This month we made changes to the dashboard that affect customers who are using Safeguard Send Core. We now disable all Safeguard Send for Microsoft 365 features that are not available in Safeguard Send Core. In particular, each page title now shows the correct product name (either Safeguard Send for Microsoft 365, Safeguard Send Core, […]
Custom Corporate Branding for Safeguard Send for Microsoft 365
When using Safeguard Send for Microsoft 365 (note: not Safeguard Send Core), the typical warning prompt looks like this: It features a title, some basic text to warn the user about what’s going on, and a list of the recipients with the external ones highlighted in red. To the left of the list is an […]
Celebrating Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary: A Partner’s Perspective on Innovation and Growth
Microsoft’s Legacy Recently Microsoft let everyone know that the company is celebrating their 50th anniversary. We here at Sperry Software congratulate Microsoft on this amazing achievement, especially when you consider that 85% of all businesses fail in the first 3 years and 95% fail in the first five years. Sperry Software’s Journey While Sperry […]
How Safeguard Send Could Have Prevented a DHS Email Mishap
How Safeguard Send Could Have Prevented a DHS Email Mishap In January 2025, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) staffer faced severe consequences after accidentally including a journalist in an email chain about an upcoming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Denver. Though the email contained unclassified information, it included sensitive law enforcement details, […]