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CIAOPS Techwerks returns to Melbourne CBD on Friday the 15th of March 2024.

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.

Secure more with Secure Score in M365 online course

The live course Secure more with Secure Score in Microsoft 365 over the past four weeks has now completed. All materials, including recordings of each session are now available on demand.

I think this course does provide a good overview of suitable best practices across the Microsoft 365 environment. You’ll get the most from this course if you are a CIAOPS Patron, thanks to all the Patron script that are part of the subscription. As CIAOPS Patron you’ll also get a sizable discount via a coupon code discount.

The aim of this training is to help configure security best practices inside your Microsoft 365 environment. You’ll learn what settings you should enable and why you should have these enabled. The sessions will also take you through common examples of configuring these settings and the impact they will have on your users. The course covers identities using EntraID, securing emails, devices as well as data using information protection services all included in Microsoft 365.

Watch out for more online courses from CIAOPS coming soon.

I’ve moved sec-test

show a man moving a lot of files that are contaminated and need special care to move them

It was bound to happen sooner or later, my security testing PowerShell script called sec-test.ps1 is being detected as malware on local machines.

Thus, I have relocated it from more common Office365 repo into the less common examples repo here;

https://github.com/directorcia/examples/blob/main/sec-test.ps1

which contains a range of security testing files that typically get detected as malicious and is generally not recommended to sync locally.

Thus, you can sync the Office365 repo down to your desktop to do all the Microsoft 365 PowerShell connecting and use the utilities there without something in there being detected as malware.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 313

The big news is that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available in SMB. There are also some additional Copilot options available as well. I cover all this plus provide some information around getting Copilot on your desktop apps as well as other news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud. Tune in and catch up.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-313-copilot-amongst-us/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

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Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Copilot video play list

Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small and medium businesses

Introducing Microsoft Copilot App

Introducing Copilot Pro: Supercharge your Creativity and Productivity

Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings AI-powered Office features to the rest of us

Adding Copilot button to desktop applications

Set up Microsoft 365 backup

Microsoft Entra’s Top 50 Features of 2023

Protect faster with Microsoft Defender XDR’s latest UX enhancements

New Microsoft Incident Response guides help security teams analyze suspicious activity

Introducing SharePoint Premium for Information Workers

Employee quick setup

Introducing the new PowerShell Module for Microsoft Defender for Identity

Visualize Entra Sign-in Logs using an Interactive Map

Train your users to be more resilient against QR code phishing

Introducing Automatic File and URL (Detonation) Analysis

CIA Brief 240120

How to get started with AI for industry and business leaders –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2023/12/19/how-to-get-started-with-ai-for-industry-and-business-leaders/

Microsoft Entra’s Top 50 Features of 2023 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-s-top-50-features-of-2023/ba-p/3796392

Protect faster with Microsoft Defender XDR’s latest UX enhancements –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/protect-faster-with-microsoft-defender-xdr-s-latest-ux/ba-p/4027497

Westpac transforms IT and enables secure, inclusive, flexible work with Windows 11 Enterprise and Autopatch –

https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1683252944405589807-westpac-banking-capital-markets

How AI can help you banish bad meetings –

https://news.microsoft.com/how-ai-can-help-you-banish-bad-meetings/

New Microsoft Incident Response guides help security teams analyze suspicious activity –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/01/17/new-microsoft-incident-response-guides-help-security-teams-analyze-suspicious-activity/

Introducing SharePoint Premium for Information Workers –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfkGr7Pse3A

Copilot in Viva Engage is now in Public Preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/viva-engage-blog/copilot-in-viva-engage-is-now-in-public-preview/ba-p/4031051

Employee quick setup –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV6ciESunUw

Building your own copilot – yes, but how? (Part 1 of 2) –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/building-your-own-copilot-yes-but-how-part-1-of-2/ba-p/4029571

Introducing the new PowerShell Module for Microsoft Defender for Identity –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/introducing-the-new-powershell-module-for-microsoft-defender-for/ba-p/4028734

Visualize Entra Sign-in Logs using an Interactive Map –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/visualize-entra-sign-in-logs-using-an-interactive-map/ba-p/4013853

Train your users to be more resilient against QR code phishing –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/train-your-users-to-be-more-resilient-against-qr-code-phishing/ba-p/4022667

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/copilot-for-microsoft-365

Microsoft 365 Copilot video play list –

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXPr7gfUMmKxDKxah3zpG4NhhDj-2lAvc

Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small and medium businesses –

https://adoption-dev.azurewebsites.net/en-us/copilot/smb/

Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/01/15/bringing-the-full-power-of-copilot-to-more-people-and-businesses/

Introducing Microsoft Copilot App –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKcyU8hh14Q

Introducing Copilot Pro: Supercharge your Creativity and Productivity –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXS-boCQZI

Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings AI-powered Office features to the rest of us –

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/15/24038711/microsoft-copilot-pro-office-ai-apps

Microsoft unlocks Copilot AI inside Office apps for all businesses –

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/15/24038726/microsoft-copilot-microsoft-365-business-launch-availability

Introducing Automatic File and URL (Detonation) Analysis –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-threat/introducing-automatic-file-and-url-detonation-analysis/ba-p/4000489

After hours

A Guided Tour of Apple Vision Pro –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb0dG-2huJE

Editorial

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Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week.

Set up Microsoft 365 backup

The first step you’ll need to take is to:

Enable Microsoft Syntex PAYG

this is how the Microsoft 365 backup service will be billed. That will be basically via Azure and you’ll only pay for what your need.

You’ll then have to go backup into the Use content AI with Microsoft Syntex area again, which is where you established the billing. Here you need to select Manage Microsoft Syntex as shown above.

A dialog will appear from the right. In the list that appears, select Backup as shown above.

Select the Turn on button at the bottom of the page.

You should see a warning, like shown above that Microsoft Backup is about to be enabled. Select Save to continue.

There will now be a confirmation that the Microsoft 365 Backup service is Turned on (enabled) as shown above. You’ll also notice the Turn off button at the bottom of the page if you wish to return and disable Microsoft 365 Backup.

If you select the link Go to Microsoft 365 Backup you’ll be taken to the area to actually operate the service which looks like:

You’ll see that you can also navigate to this area via the Microsoft 365 admin center | Settings | Microsoft 365 Backup options on the menu on the left as shown above.

Stay tuned for upcoming posts on running Microsoft 365 Backup and the costs associated.

Adding Copilot button to desktop applications

Microsoft has just made Copilot for Microsoft 365 available for SMB customers:

Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses

So I went and signed up to get a look. Bottom line at the moment is that, yes you can buy a single license for a tenant with Business Premium but you need to pay for 12 months up front. Here in Australia than means around $600 inc GST upfront for a minimum 12 months. I have no doubt that I will get value but as yet there is no month by month option.

When I open my Microsoft 365 portal now I see a new Copilot icon as shown on the left.

When I select that icon, I am taken to a ChatGPT like screen as shown above that allows me to interact with my data in Microsoft 365 as expected.

If I open Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc on the web I see a Copilot button in the ribbon as shown above.

However, I can’t see the expected Copilot button in any of desktop applications, like Word shown above.

This video from MVP Shane Young:

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

provided all the answers.

To see the Copilot button in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote (but not Outlook or Teams) you need to

go into each application individually (yes all of them one by one at this stage). Select File from the menu.

Then select Account from the option on the left.

On the right, I’d suggest that ensure your application is up to date first by selecting the Update Options button as shown above.

Now select the the Update License button as shown.

You’ll see the above dialog appear. Select Sign in and sign in using the account that has been assigned a Copilot for Microsoft 365 License.

You should see the above message indicating the process is complete. Select Close.

Now, Close and re-open the application.

Now the Copilot button should be visible and because this is Word you will also see the Draft with Copilot dialog as shown above confirming everything is enabled.

Remember, you’ll need to do this individually for each desktop application: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote following the same process.

Things are bit different for Outlook and Teams.

For Outlook you’ll need to switch over to the New Outlook by toggling the option in the top right corner of Outlook on the desktop as shown above.

As for Teams, you’ll just need to Sign Out and then Sign in with the account that has Copilot assigned.

you can also add the Copilot app on the left menu bar.

which will allow you access to the original ChatGPT style interface:

Don’t forget you can pin this ‘app’ to menu bar as well by right clicking on it.

All this an it is only day one with Copilot for Microsoft 365. Much to come. Stay tuned.

CIA Brief 240113

Intune iOS/iPadOS Management In a Nutshell –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/intune-ios-ipados-management-in-a-nutshell/ba-p/4015363

Introducing SharePoint Premium for IT Admins –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnqZYx_7tZA

Make any space a smart workplace with Microsoft Teams –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4jXTtW5B4

Introducing Automatic File and URL (Detonation) Analysis –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-threat/introducing-automatic-file-and-url-detonation-analysis/ba-p/4000489

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/01/12/microsoft-is-named-a-leader-in-the-2023-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms/

Welcome to Business Assist –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFC0TTGMaRk

Microsoft Teams, the smart workplace for your frontline workers –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdWn5ShOqo8

Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company –

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-overtakes-apple-worlds-most-valuable-company-2024-01-11/

New Windows 365 Boot and Switch features in public preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/new-windows-365-boot-and-switch-features-in-public-preview/ba-p/4027398

Experience Defender Experts above the fold –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-experts-blog/experience-defender-experts-above-the-fold/ba-p/4026320

Monthly news – January 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/monthly-news-january-2024/ba-p/4025630

SharePoint Premium and Content Management: 2023 in Review and What’s Next in 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/sharepoint-premium-and-content-management-2023-in-review-and/ba-p/4024391

Microsoft 365 Admin Monthly Digest – Jan 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-admin-monthly-digest-jan-2024/ba-p/4024956

Become a Microsoft Unified SOC Platform Ninja –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/become-a-microsoft-unified-soc-platform-ninja/ba-p/4014565

Microsoft, Palo Alto and other security leaders make 2024 AI security predictions –

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/feature/microsoft-palo-alto-and-other-security-leaders-make-2024-ai-security-predictions/2024/01/

How Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 works –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsf0Tpz0ho&list=PLXtHYVsvn_b_t2dNsM86jUHpzlL0RlCF8

Onboarding Intune Managed iOS User Enrollment Devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/onboarding-intune-managed-ios-user-enrollment-devices-to/ba-p/4020858

Build customer relationships with Microsoft 365 for business –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtZ5hOxU3Z8

Stand out from the competition with Microsoft 365 for business –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaL1YUUQIUs

After hours

My kinda Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_BCS-Wisk

Editorial

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Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week.