CIAOPS Brief 20241102

How to investigate email messages in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hA7VfaMvqs

New Copilot agents: Supercharge Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/new-copilot-agents-supercharge-microsoft-365-copilot/ba-p/4266995

Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/sustainability/microsoft-builds-first-datacenters-with-wood-to-slash-carbon-emissions/

Github Copilot updates –

https://t.co/79ZZFQss4o

A year of innovation- and feedback-driven features in Microsoft Word –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/a-year-of-innovation-and-feedback-driven-features-in-microsoft/ba-p/4282272

AI safety first: Protecting your business and empowering your people –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/10/31/ai-safety-first-protecting-your-business-and-empowering-your-people/

Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/

Microsoft now a Leader in three major analyst reports for SIEM –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-now-a-leader-in-three-major-analyst-reports-for-siem/ba-p/4278853

How Copilots are helping customers and partners drive pragmatic innovation to achieve business results that matter –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/10/29/how-copilots-are-helping-customers-and-partners-drive-pragmatic-innovation-to-achieve-business-results-that-matter/

Updated management features roll out for Microsoft Intune Suite –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/updated-management-features-roll-out-for-microsoft-intune-suite/ba-p/4279721

Responsible AI Mitigation Layers –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/responsible-ai-mitigation-layers/ba-p/4281878

Refreshing the Meeting Details experience in OneNote for Mac and iPad –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/refreshing-the-meeting-details-experience-in-onenote-for-mac-and/ba-p/4282286

Skill up to strengthen your organizations cybersecurity posture –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/skill-up-to-strengthen-your-organizations-cybersecurity-posture/ba-p/4090397

Smart card redirection support for YubiKeys in Windows App on iOS –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/smart-card-redirection-support-for-yubikeys-in-windows-app-on/ba-p/4281574

Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/

Microsoft 365 Copilot — Small Business Guide to Set Up Copilot –

https://officegarageitpro.medium.com/microsoft-365-copilot-small-business-guide-to-set-up-copilot-e56d8e1c24a5

Quick actions with Copilot now at your fingertips in OneNote –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/quick-actions-with-copilot-now-at-your-fingertips-in-onenote/ba-p/4278675

How to use the Alert page – Microsoft Defender XDR –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR9AVR548Ls

Stay focused in an action-packed meeting with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AqLS8NWJZw

Manage Microsoft Entra ID role assignments with Microsoft Entra ID Governance –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/manage-microsoft-entra-id-role-assignments-with-microsoft-entra/ba-p/4120307

Announcing General Availability of Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-inbound-smtp-dane-with-dnssec/ba-p/4281292

Coming in December: SC-5004: Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ilt-communications-blog/coming-in-december-sc-5004-defend-against-cyberthreats-with/ba-p/4281365

Streamline collaboration with the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/10/28/streamline-collaboration-with-the-new-chat-and-channels-experience-in-microsoft-teams/

Need to Know podcast–Episode 330 –

https://blog.ciaops.com/2024/10/28/need-to-know-podcast-episode-330/

After hours

Introducing ChatGPT search – https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/

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