CIAOPS Brief 20240518

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Building securely: Microsoft Build 2024 – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/building-securely-microsoft-build-2024/ba-p/4134981

RSA news: What’s new in Defender XDR? –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/rsa-news-what-s-new-in-defender-xdr/ba-p/4127538

Respond to trending threats and adopt zero-trust with Exposure Management –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/respond-to-trending-threats-and-adopt-zero-trust-with-exposure/ba-p/4130133

Introducing tamper protection for exclusions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/introducing-tamper-protection-for-exclusions/ba-p/3713761

More improvements to ink annotations on PDF printouts and images in OneNote –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/more-improvements-to-ink-annotations-on-pdf-printouts-and-images-in-onenote

3 ways AI will impact meetings of the future | AI at work with Microsoft’s Jared Spataro –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycliGcDmvV4

Enhanced Security: Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR & Generative AI Unite in One Platform –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riQ4kSKrq8Y

Microsoft’s latest Copilot AI boost wants to turn everyone into a prompt writing expert — and it even wants to chat with you now –

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microsoft-s-latest-copilot-ai-boost-wants-to-turn-everyone-into-a-prompt-writing-expert-and-it-even-wants-to-chat-with-you-now/ar-BB1m67zh

Teams enhancements to the Presenter window while screensharing –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/teams-enhancements-to-the-presenter-window-while-screensharing

Trello Integration with Microsoft Loop –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/trello-integration-with-loop

GitHub integration with Microsoft Loop –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/github-integration-with-loop

Bringing generative AI to Azure network security with new Microsoft Copilot integrations –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/bringing-generative-ai-to-azure-network-security-with-new-microsoft-copilot-integrations/

AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/ai-at-work-is-here-now-comes-the-hard-part/

Enhanced Response Action Experience from Threat Explorer –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/enhanced-response-action-experience-from-threat-explorer/ba-p/4130448

Welcome to the new Outlook –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjHne32NkzU

Focus on outcomes with Microsoft Intune –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14sIIvPPHws

Empower multiple teams and prioritize investigations with Insider Risk Management –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/empower-multiple-teams-and-prioritize-investigations-with/ba-p/4127558

Protect your data and recover from insider data sabotage –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/protect-your-data-and-recover-from-insider-data-sabotage/ba-p/4130841

Secure your data to confidently take advantage of Generative AI with Microsoft Purview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/secure-your-data-to-confidently-take-advantage-of-generative-ai/ba-p/4127335

New capabilities to help you secure your AI transformation –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/06/new-capabilities-to-help-you-secure-your-ai-transformation/

7 takeaways from a year of building generative AI responsibly and at scale –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/7-takeaways-from-a-year-of-building-generative-ai-responsibly-and-at-scale/

After hours

Vice News Cyberwar playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggGmxDq2HBA&list=PLw613M86o5o6w8lVktIWR0gGdOs6rLVXD

Editorial

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Security above all else—expanding Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/03/security-above-all-else-expanding-microsofts-secure-future-initiative/

Microsoft introduces passkeys for consumer accounts –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/02/microsoft-introduces-passkeys-for-consumer-accounts/

Public preview: External authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/public-preview-external-authentication-methods-in-microsoft/ba-p/4078808

Recapturing the entrepreneurial spirit in the American Rust Belt l Cloud Cultures –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkskZw0mtGI

Co-prompting with Copilot in Loop –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFDYA6vslcE

What is Microsoft Entra ID Protection? –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkrjA48J5E

Get started with vulnerable components | Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIwrpjpqrBc

Public preview: Expanding passkey support in Microsoft Entra ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/public-preview-expanding-passkey-support-in-microsoft-entra-id/ba-p/4062702

Control the chaos with these calendar features in the new Outlook for Windows –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/control-the-chaos-with-these-calendar-features-in-the-new-outlook-for-windows

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/sharepoint-roadmap-pitstop-april-2024/ba-p/4125173

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-intune-april-2024/ba-p/4122917

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-april-2024/ba-p/4127313

What’s New in Copilot | April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/what-s-new-in-copilot-april-2024/ba-p/4123808

Announcing SharePoint advanced management innovations for the AI and Copilot era –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/announcing-sharepoint-advanced-management-innovations-for-the-ai/ba-p/4126366

Microsoft SharePoint Roadmap Update – May 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/microsoft-sharepoint-roadmap-update-may-2024/ba-p/4126582

OneDrive Adds New Offline Capabilities –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/onedrive-adds-new-offline-capabilities/ba-p/4123644

Unveiling the Newest OneDrive Capabilities –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/unveiling-the-newest-onedrive-capabilities/ba-p/4122898

“Dirty stream” attack: Discovering and mitigating a common vulnerability pattern in Android apps –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/01/dirty-stream-attack-discovering-and-mitigating-a-common-vulnerability-pattern-in-android-apps/

Announcing General Availability of Microsoft Entra External ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-microsoft-entra-external-id/ba-p/3974961

Copilot in Planner (preview) begins roll out to the new Microsoft Planner in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/planner-blog/copilot-in-planner-preview-begins-roll-out-to-the-new-microsoft/ba-p/4119094

Windows news you can use: April 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-april-2024/ba-p/4126660

What are passkeys? Explained in under 4 minutes –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdp8RdjV6PU

Introducing Platform Single Sign on for macOS with Microsoft Intune –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuM48ieMuls

How Do I use Loop with Megan Donald –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYJRX21U54

Microsoft launches SharePoint eSignature integration with Adobe and Docusign –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/microsoft-launches-sharepoint-esignature-integration-with-adobe/ba-p/4120535

Hunting in Azure subscriptions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-experts-blog/hunting-in-azure-subscriptions/ba-p/4125875

How Do I use Loop with Kendall Camp –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMubLLvEn0

How to use AI in 3 simple steps: Just ASK –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/how-to-use-ai-in-3-simple-steps-just-ask/

How Do I use Loop with Amir Parsinejad –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5eYDT-yiyE

How Do I use Loop with Julie Seto –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Gja-fuLGk

New languages supported in Copilot for Microsoft 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/new-languages-supported-in-copilot-for-microsoft-365/ba-p/4126276

After hours

Mark Russinovich and Scott Hanselman “Healthy Debate” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTOjrAtg72Y

Editorial

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Techwerks 24

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CIAOPS Techwerks returns to Perth CBD on Wednesday the 19th of June 2024.

Cliftons Perth Ground Floor Parmelia House,
191 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 AUSTRALIA

The course is limited to 20 people and you can sign up and reserve your place now! You reserve a place by completing this form:

http://bit.ly/ciaopsroi

or by sending me an email (director@ciaops.com) expressing your interest.

The content of these all day face to face workshops is driven by the attendees. That means we cover exactly what people want to see and focus on doing hands on, real world scenarios. Attendees can vote on topics they’d like to see covered prior to the day and we continue to target exactly what the small group of attendees wants to see. Thus, this is an excellent way to get really deep into the technology and have all the questions you’ve been dying to know answered. Typically, the event produces a number of best practice take aways for each attendee. So far, the greatest votes are for deeper dives into the Microsoft Cloud including Microsoft 365, Azure, Intune, Defender for Endpoint, security such as Azure Sentinel and PowerShell configuration and scripts, with a focus on enabling the technology in SMB businesses.

Recent testimonial – “I just wanted to say a big thank you to Robert for the Brisbane Techworks day. It is such a good format with each attendee asking what matters them and the whole interactive nature of the day. So much better than death by PowerPoint.” – Mike H.

The cost to attend is:

Gold Enterprise Patron = $50 ex GST

Gold Patron = $90 ex GST

Silver Patron = $180 ex GST

Bronze Patron = $360 ex GST

Non Patron = $720 ex GST

I hope to see you there.

CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – May

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Join me for the free monthly CIAOPS Need to Know webinar. Along with all the Microsoft Cloud news we’ll be taking a look at Microsoft Bookings.

Shortly after registering you should receive an automated email from Microsoft Teams confirming your registration, including all the event details as well as a calendar invite.

You can register for the regular monthly webinar here:

May Webinar Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2405

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – May 2024
Friday 31st of May 2024
11.00am – 12.00am Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:

http://www.ciaopspatron.com

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session and I look forward to seeing you there.