Anthropic’s powerful new AI model raises concerns about high-tech risks –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaCfQMlXY0
Defender XDR – Monthly news – April 2026 –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/monthly-news—april-2026/45…
Investigating Storm-2755: “Payroll pirate” attacks targeting Canadian employees –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/09/investigating-storm-2755-payroll-pirate-at…
SOHO router compromise leads to DNS hijacking and adversary-in-the-middle attacks –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/07/soho-router-compromise-leads-to-dns-hijack…
Inside an AI‑enabled device code phishing campaign –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/06/ai-enabled-device-code-phishing-campaign-a…
Security Copilot Skilling Series –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/security-copilot-skilling-series/4…
A modernized comments experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on iPhone –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/a-modernized-comments-experience-f…
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-cu…
A third-party connector integrating Claude with Microsoft Sentinel is now available –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/a-third-party-connector-integrating-…
Threat actor abuse of AI accelerates from tool to cyberattack surface –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/02/threat-actor-abuse-of-ai-accelerates-from-…
The best backup is the one you never think about –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/the-best-backup-is-the-one-you-nev…
What’s new in Microsoft Intune – March –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune…
What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | March 2026 –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-36…
What’s new in Power Platform: March 2026 feature update –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/whats-new-in-power-platform-march-20…
High Volume Email reaches General Availability in Exchange Online –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/high-volume-email-reaches-general-availability-in…
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Researcher with multi-model intelligence –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ZqK7_15uw
Copilot Cowork: Sales and Finance Workflows –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7nv7OCfsCY
File-level archiving comes to Microsoft 365 Archive (public preview) –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/file-level-archiving-comes-to-microsoft-…
Introducing multi-model intelligence in Researcher –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-multi-model-intelligen…
Copilot Cowork: Now available in Frontier –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/03/30/copilot-cowork-now-available-in-front…
Microsoft SharePoint Turns 25! –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/microsoft-sharepoint-turns-25/4505…
Protect your enterprise from shadow AI and more: Announcements at RSAC 2026 –
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2026/03/23/protect-your-enterprise-from-shadow-ai-and-more-anno…
Guidance for detecting, investigating, and defending against the Trivy supply chain compromise –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/03/24/detecting-investigating-defending-against-…
What’s new in SharePoint lists –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVrNK7MPzLk
Accessibility Assistant now flags inaccessible hyperlinks –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/accessibility-assistant-now-flags-…
After hours
Bessent summoned Wall Street leader to discuss Anthropic’s new AI – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl9LKFMj3Eg
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