Introducing Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-teams-mode-for-microso…

10 ways Microsoft Intune supports a smooth upgrade to Windows 11 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/10-ways-microsoft-intune-supports-a-sm…

How Windows 11 and AI are transforming the future of work –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/how-windows-11-and-ai-are-transforming-…

Satya – My annual letter: Thinking in decades, executing in quarters –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-annual-letter-thinking-decades-executing-quarters-satya-nadella-7…

Security Copilot Agents: The New Era of AI, Driven Cyber Defense –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/security-copilot-agents-the-new-er…

Securing GenAI Workloads in Azure: A Complete Guide to Monitoring and Threat Protection – AIO11Y –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/securing-genai-workloads-in-azu…

6 truths about migrating Microsoft Sentinel to the Defender portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/6-truths-about-migrating-microsoft-s…

After hours

Engineers vs Pumpkin Carving 2.0 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbYbckT1VY

Editorial

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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/16/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartn…

Touch keyboard appears automatically in OneNote on Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/touch-keyboard-appears-automatical…

Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/10/16/mddr-2025/

Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up: October 2025 –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-365-insider-round-up-october-2025-microsoft-365-insider-ub…

Making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc/

Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/14/microsoft-raises-the-bar-a-smarter-way-to-…

Building a lasting security culture at Microsoft –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/13/building-a-lasting-security-culture-at-mic…

Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025 –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-has-ended-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b31…

Introducing MAI-Image-1, debuting in the top 10 on LMArena –

https://microsoft.ai/news/introducing-mai-image-1-debuting-in-the-top-10-on-lmarena/

The weakest link: Stolen staff passwords now the biggest cyber threat to workplaces –

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-weakest-link-stolen-staff-passwords-now-the-biggest-cyb…

After hours

This is what happens when you reply to spam email – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ

Editorial

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Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/your-shortcut-to-microsoft-entra-depl…

Microsoft 365: Copilot + OneDrive –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6CWEU3kIjg

Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/18/dissecting-pipemagic-inside-the-architectu…

Copilot + OneDrive: Intelligence in Every Click, Inspiration in Every Memory –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/copilot–onedrive-intelligence-in-every-click…

Know Your Risk: Using Microsoft Purview to Protect Sensitive Data –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/nonprofittechies/know-your-risk-using-microsoft-purview-to…

Monthly news – October 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/monthly-news—october-2025/…

Auto-Archiving for Exchange Online –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/auto-archiving-for-exchange-online/4459735

Disrupting threats targeting Microsoft Teams –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/07/disrupting-threats-targeting-microsoft-tea…

Strengthen Your Security Posture This October with Smarter Endpoint Protection –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/nonprofittechies/strengthen-your-security-posture-this-oct…

Mail bombing detection | Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv3X-_0x6gU

App Assure’s Sentinel promise now extends to Microsoft Sentinel data lake –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/MicrosoftSentinelBlog/app-assures-sentinel-promise-now-ext…

How Microsoft Defender helps security teams detect prompt injection attacks in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/how-microsoft-defender-helps…

Redefining Cyber Defence with Microsoft Security Exposure Management (MSEM) and Security Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/securitycopilotblog/redefining-cyber-defence-with-microsof…

After hours

Uncovering America’s Underwater City – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2C1JpQi5G4

Editorial

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Microsoft Sentinel and Defender: ITSM Integrations Explained –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/microsoft-sentinel-and-defender-itsm…

Introducing Microsoft Marketplace — Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/25/introducing-microsoft-marketplace-thousands-of-solution…

AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/ai-vs-ai-detecting-an-ai-obfuscated-phishi…

Expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/09/24/expanding-model-choice-in-microsoft-3…

Supercharging Security Copilot with Logic Apps: Best practices and pro tips –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/securitycopilotblog/supercharging-security-copilot-with-lo…

AI chips are getting hotter. A microfluidics breakthrough goes straight to the silicon to cool up to three times better. –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microfluidics-liquid-cooling-ai-chips/

Introducing Channel Agent in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/introducing-channel-agent-in-teams…

Driving transparency: New logging capabilities and attribute enhancements in Microsoft Entra –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/driving-transparency-new-logging-capa…

After hours

– https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/youtube-star-mrbeast-is-building-an-entertainment-empire

Editorial

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Intune AI Agent: Instant Threat Defense, Invisible Protection –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/intune-ai-agent-instant-threat-def…

Microsoft Sentinel’s AI-driven UEBA ushers in the next era of behavioral analytics –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/microsoft-sentinel%E2%80%99s-ai-driv…

Zero Trust for Software Development Companies: what “good” looks like in practice –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/marketplace-blog/zero-trust-for-software-development-compa…

Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025 –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-mandatory-multifactor-authentication-phase-2-starting-…

Protect Copilot Studio AI Agents in Real Time with Microsoft Defender –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/protect-copilot-studio-ai-ag…

After hours

“Focusing is about saying no”-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8eP99neOVs

Editorial

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Welcome to the Microsoft Incident Response Ninja Hub –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityexperts/welcome-to-the-microsoft-incident…

Listen to an audio recap of your meetings in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/listen-to-an-audio-recap-of-your-m…

Phishing Triage Agent in Defender XDR: Say Goodbye to False Positives and Analyst Fatigue –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/phishing-triage-agent-in-defender-…

Introducing Surveys Agent, your personal survey expert –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/introducing-surveys-agent-your-per…

What’s New in AI for Security from Microsoft Entra? –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-ai-for-security…

Stay focused on your most relevant data with Microsoft 365 Archive –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-uwTcv5es

Microsoft ranked number one in modern endpoint security market share third year in a row –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/27/microsoft-ranked-number-one-in-modern-endpoint-security-market-share-third-year-in-a-row/

Securing and governing the rise of autonomous agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/26/securing-and-governing-the-rise-of-autonomous-agents/

Reimagining work: Microsoft’s vision for the future of Desktop as a Service –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/reimagining-work-microsoft%E2%80%99s-vision-for-the-future-of-desktop-as-a-service/4448016

How systems integrators are scaling innovation with Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents –

https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/blog/article/copilot-partner-spotlight-august-2025

Exposing hidden threats across the AI development lifecycle in the cloud –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/exposing-hidden-threats-across-the-ai-development-lifecycle-in-the-cloud/4446792

Updates to Data Security specialization (formerly Information Protection and Governance) –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/specialization-blog/updates-to-data-security-specialization-formerly-information-protection-and-gove/4446492

Microsoft deployment blueprint – Address oversharing concerns for your M365 Copilot deployment –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/healthcareandlifesciencesblog/microsoft-deployment-blueprint—address-oversharing-concerns-for-your-m365-copi/4434598

Staying Ahead of Compliance: Keep Up with Key Insights from our Quarterly Compliance Update –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/staying-ahead-of-compliance-keep-up-with-key-insights-from-our-quarterly-complia/4448011

Microsoft Security Copilot in Intune deep dive – Part 1: Features available in public preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecustomersuccess/microsoft-security-copilot-in-intune-deep-dive-%E2%80%93-part-1-features-available-in-pu/4406244

After hours

Tron: Ares | Official IMAX® 1.90 Trailer– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8VJ0LSi5gQ

Editorial

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What’s New in Microsoft Intune: August 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-august-2025/4445612

OneNote for Windows 10 support is ending –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/onenote-for-windows-10-support-is-ending/4445230

Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/21/think-before-you-clickfix-analyzing-the-clickfix-social-engineering-technique/

Microsoft Sentinel’s New Data Lake: Cut Costs & Boost Threat Detection –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/microsoft-sentinel%E2%80%99s-new-data-lake-cut-costs–boost-threat-detection/4445281

Identify Defender for Endpoint Onboarding Method using PowerShell – Part 2 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/identify-defender-for-endpoint-onboarding-method-using-powershell—part-2/4445263

Microsoft Elevate: Putting people first –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/07/09/elevate/

Introducing new SharePoint Site Header & Footer Enhancements –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-new-sharepoint-site-header–footer-enhancements/4444261

Deep Dive: DLP Incidents, Alerts & Events – Part 1 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/deep-dive-dlp-incidents-alerts–events—part-1/4443691

Deep Dive: DLP Incidents, Alerts & Events – Part 2 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/deep-dive-dlp-incidents-alerts–events—part-2/4443700

After hours

We’re Not Ready for Superintelligence– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVDDfAkRgc

Editorial

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