CIA Brief 20241221

Get in Sync with OneDrive’s biggest moments of 2024! –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/get-in-sync-with-onedrives-biggest-moments-of-2024/4359394

Add images to your Copilot prompts in Word and PowerPoint –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/add-images-to-your-copilot-prompts-in-word-and-powerpoint/4359423

2024 – The Year of Collaborative AI –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2024-year-collaborative-ai-jeff-teper-kin9c/

Cloud-native Windows endpoints: Begin by beginning –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecustomersuccess/cloud-native-windows-endpoints-begin-by-beginning/4358804

Introducing SOC Optimization Recommendations Based on Similar Organizations –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/introducing-soc-optimization-recommendations-based-on-similar-organizations/4358766

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: December 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftendpointmanagerblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-december-2024/4358456

Microsoft 365 Insider Round-up –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/december-2024-microsoft-365-insider-3nlyc/

Announcing a free GitHub Copilot for VS Code –

https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot

Satya Nadella 2024: Stories of AI Impac –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yildncr3VEg

Ushering in the new era of financial services AI with partner-built agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/financial-services/2024/12/12/ushering-in-the-new-era-of-financial-services-ai-with-partner-built-agents/

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Named a Leader in Frost Radar™ for CNAPP for the Second Year in a Row! –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-named-a-leader-in-frost-radar%E2%84%A2-for-cnapp-for-the-se/4358036

“What’s New” in Microsoft Entra is Generally Available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identity/%E2%80%9Cwhat%E2%80%99s-new%E2%80%9D-in-microsoft-entra-is-generally-available/4352585

Cybersecurity for the smart city: How AI helps level the playing field –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/government/2024/12/12/cybersecurity-for-the-smart-city-how-ai-helps-level-the-playing-field/

Ushering in the new era of financial services AI with partner-built agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/financial-services/2024/12/12/ushering-in-the-new-era-of-financial-services-ai-with-partner-built-agents/

The latest on AI at work: December 2024 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/12/12/the-latest-on-ai-at-work-december-2024/

After hours

Googles New AI Glasses Are The Future Of AI (Android XR Explained) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Z12O5abgU

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