Introducing the new Microsoft Teams events experience –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jG4cPfjYuQ

RedVDS and the Invisible Infrastructure of Modern Cybercrime –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/topics/cybersecurity/stories/redvds/

Powerful image editing, now in PowerPoint –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/powerful-image-editing-now-in-powe…

AI as tradecraft: How threat actors operationalize AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/03/06/ai-as-tradecraft-how-threat-actors-operati…

More choice, more flexibility: xAI Grok 4.1 Fast now available in Microsoft Copilot Studio –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/more-choice-more-flexibility-…

Windows news you can use: February 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-february-2026/…

Malicious AI Assistant Extensions Harvest LLM Chat Histories –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/03/05/malicious-ai-assistant-extensions-harvest-…

Simplify cross-tenant user migrations with Microsoft 365 orchestrator –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/simplify-cross-tenant-user-migrati…

Defending the gates: How a global coalition disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major driver of initial access and large-scale online impersonation –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/03/04/how-a-global-coalition-disrupted-tycoon/

Inside Tycoon2FA: How a leading AiTM phishing kit operated at scale –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/03/04/inside-tycoon2fa-how-a-leading-aitm-phishi…

Copilot can reschedule conflicting events in Outlook –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/copilot-can-reschedule-conflicting…

A new Microsoft 365 “E7” tier could cost up to $99 a month for premium AI — but only 3.3% of existing users pay for Copilot –

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/the-next-microsoft-365-e7-tier-could-cost-up…

Protect browser-based work on agency-managed Windows PCs –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/protect-browser-based-work-on-agency-m…

OAuth redirection abuse enables phishing and malware delivery –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/03/02/oauth-redirection-abuse-enables-phishing-m…

SharePoint at 25: How Microsoft is putting knowledge to work in the AI era –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/03/02/sharepoint-at-25-how-microsoft-is-put…

Introducing new agentic building in SharePoint and more updates –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-new-agentic-building-in-sharepoint-and-…

After hours

Silicon Valley Season 6 Gilfoyle’s AI Chat Bot War  – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWIusSdn1e4

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Zero Trust Workshop – Remediations –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqON_3_ZEU

Threat modeling AI applications –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/02/26/threat-modeling-ai-applications/

What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | February 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-36…

Query your local Excel files with Copilot Chat –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/query-your-local-excel-files-with-…

Celebrating 250 million: Empowering communities to enable the global AI economy –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/02/24/empowering-communities-to-enable-the-global-ai…

Scaling security operations with Microsoft Defender autonomous defense and expert-led services –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/02/24/scaling-security-operations-with-microsoft…

Microsoft Sovereign Cloud adds governance, productivity and support for large AI models securely running even when completely disconnected  –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/24/microsoft-sovereign-cloud-adds-governance-productivity-…

Agent 365 Blog –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/agent-365-blog/hello-world-/4494728

Notes From the Field: Finding and Remediating EWS App Usage Before Retirement –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/notes-from-the-field-finding-and-remediating-ews-…

After hours

Japan in 8K -Tokyo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq3VGnWzYg

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Multi-Geo In-Region Routing General Availability –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/multi-geo-in-region-routing-general-availability/…

Introducing Security Dashboard for AI (Now in Public Preview) –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/introducing-security-dashboard-for…

Your Data, Your Choices: Understanding Microsoft’s Privacy Commitments –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/your-data-your-choices-understandi…

Manipulating AI memory for profit: The rise of AI Recommendation Poisoning –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/02/10/ai-recommendation-poisoning/

What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: February 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-sent…

Microsoft Entra Agent ID explained –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-B-kD28P2I

From signal to strategy: Closing attack paths with identity intelligence –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/from-signal-to-strategy-clos…

After hours

These Al Prompts Exposed My Biggest Blind Spots

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjTaZvvOtxU

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Exchange Online EWS, Your Time is Almost Up –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-online-ews-your-time-is-almost-up/4492361

What’s New in Microsoft Intune – January 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-intune-%E2%80%9…

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/02/05/clickfix-variant-crashfix-deploying-python…

From runtime risk to real‑time defense: Securing AI agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/23/runtime-risk-realtime-defense-securing-ai-…

Detecting backdoored language models at scale –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/02/04/detecting-backdoored-language-models-at-sc…

The Microsoft Copilot Data Connector for Microsoft Sentinel is Now in Public Preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/the-microsoft-copilot-data-connector…

Admin tasks in Microsoft Intune: Centralized control today, AI-ready for tomorrow –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/admin-tasks-in-microsoft-intune-centra…

Microsoft Defender | Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86nfFsaBSfk

Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations is now generally available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/microsoft-purview-data-security-in…

Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/secure-boot-playbook-for-certificates-e…

Case study: Securing AI application supply chains –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/30/case-study-securing-ai-application-supply-…

After hours

Why One-Person Companies ar ethe future of work – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdG-04TkDs

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Splitting single-tenant Microsoft Defender XDR Sentinel logs in multiple company scenarios –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/splitting-single-tenant-…

SharePoint Showcase highlights: Copilot and agents governance and security essentials for admins –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/sharepoint-showcase-highlights-cop…

What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | January 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-36…

Turning threat reports into detection insights with AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/29/turning-threat-reports-detection-insights-…

Silicon to Systems: What powers Microsoft’s AI Infrastructure –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFqxwv-fiWI

Microsoft Azure Maia 200: Scott Guthrie EVP –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGecvPR2QWo

Upcoming Conditional Access change: Improved enforcement for policies with resource exclusions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/upcoming-conditional-access-change-im…

Microsoft Purview | Data Security Triage Agent in DLP –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZQKnvSV3B0

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Mail Bombing and Mixed-Mode Attack Protection –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXGsQpqCWD4

The 6 pillars that will define agent readiness in 2026 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/the-6-pillars-that-will-defin…

UPDATE: New timeline for transitioning Sentinel experience to Defender portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/update-new-timeline-for-transitionin…

New Microsoft Data Security Index report explores secure AI adoption to protect sensitive data –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/29/new-microsoft-data-security-index-report-e…

General availability of source specific filters in Copilot Search –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/general-availability-of-source-spe…

Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority to Avoid Exchange Online Email Disruption –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/trust-digicert-global-root-g2-certificate-authori…

Voice in Microsoft 365 Copilot – Hands-Free Productivity –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeFpj-Ea3iY

Conditional Access for Agent Identities in Microsoft Entra –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/conditional-access-for-a…

More control over proofing language in OneNote on Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/more-control-over-proofing-languag…

Agent Mode is Here: Build & Edit Spreadsheets with Copilot in Excel –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDv8B_N_V1A

Advance Your SOC Skills with the Power of Microsoft Sentinel data lake and graph –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/advance-your-soc-skills-with-the-p…

Updated Exchange Online SMTP AUTH Basic Authentication Deprecation Timeline –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/updated-exchange-online-smtp-auth-basic-authentic…

St. Luke’s saves nearly 200 hours monthly with AI-powered Security Copilot agents –

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

Microsoft 365 Accessibility, a year in review: Building accessible experiences with support from AI –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/microsoft-365-accessibility-a-year…

Accelerating Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption with Automated Readiness Assessment –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/accelerating-microsoft-365-copilot…

From runtime risk to real‑time defense: Securing AI agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/23/runtime-risk-realtime-defense-securing-ai-…

After hours

Alex Honnold BEST MOMENTS Free Soloing Taipei 101 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkVZm5UuXIs

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Exchange Online Public Folder Data and Retention Questions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-online-public-folder-data-and-retention-…

Inside the takedown of RaccoonO365: How Phishing-as-a-Service fuels ransomware’s engine –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/topics/cybersecurity/stories/raccoono365/

Inside the takedown of RaccoonO365: How Phishing-as-a-Service fuels ransomware’s engine –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/topics/cybersecurity/stories/raccoono365/

Ford builds trust across global operations with Microsoft Defender –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55tcTDO1Sbw

Microsoft and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team unite to drive innovation from factory to circuit –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/01/22/microsoft-and-mercedes-amg-petronas-f1-team-unite-to-d…

Microsoft Security success stories: Why integrated security is the foundation of AI transformation –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/22/microsoft-security-success-stories-why-int…

Message Trace Support Using Graph API is now in Public Preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/message-trace-support-using-graph-api-is-now-in-p…

Automating Microsoft Sentinel: A blog series on enabling Smart Security –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/automating-microsoft-sentinel-a-blog…

Microsoft OneDrive, a year in review: AI-powered file management and smarter collaboration –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/microsoft-onedrive-a-year-in-revie…

After hours

Free climbing in Greenland – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-xRQDTiOg

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Managing Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR permissions in Microsoft Defender portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/MicrosoftSentinelBlog/managing-microsoft-sentinel-and-micr…

Microsoft Sentinel Platform: Audit Logs and Where to Find Them –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/MicrosoftSentinelBlog/microsoft-sentinel-platform-audit-lo…

Get ready for the new year with Microsoft 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/get-ready-for-the-new-year-with-mi…

After hours

The Truth About the Moon Landings– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMHLvoWZfqQ

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