Queues app for Microsoft Teams now generally available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/queues-app-for-microsoft-teams-now-generally-available/ba-p/4276837

Microsoft 365 admin center in dashboard view –

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

Increase productivity with Copilot in OneNote for iPad and Mac for commercial customers –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/increase-productivity-with-copilot-in-onenote-for-ipad-and-mac/ba-p/4272321

Seamlessly switch between your Apple devices with Handoff support for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/seamlessly-switch-between-your-apple-devices-with-handoff/ba-p/4275907

Enhancing Security with CISA’s ScubaGear Baselines for M365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector-blog/enhancing-security-with-cisa-s-scubagear-baselines-for-m365/ba-p/4276782

As the U.S. election nears, Russia, Iran and China step up influence efforts –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/10/23/as-the-u-s-election-nears-russia-iran-and-china-step-up-influence-efforts/

SharePoint content processing updates – translation and simple prebuilt models –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/sharepoint-content-processing-updates-translation-and-simple/ba-p/4275859

Microsoft Threat Intelligence healthcare ransomware report highlights need for collective industry action –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/22/microsoft-threat-intelligence-healthcare-ransomware-report-highlights-need-for-collective-industry-action/

Upcoming design updates: Microsoft Purview Message Encryption Portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/upcoming-design-updates-microsoft-purview-message-encryption/ba-p/4274433

Bidirectional translation support now available for language interpretation in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/bidirectional-translation-support-now-available-for-language/ba-p/4237385

AI Tour Demo: Copilot Studio and Pre-built Agents –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLNjFP6BKtQ

Scale your team with new autonomous agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/10/21/transform-work-with-autonomous-agents-across-your-business-processes/

Unlocking autonomous agent capabilities with Microsoft Copilot Studio –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/unlocking-autonomous-agent-capabilities-with-microsoft-copilot-studio/

Reimagine business process with Copilot and agents –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw7H4TFX5TM

Increase productivity with Copilot in OneNote for iPad and Mac for commercial customers –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/increase-productivity-with-copilot-in-onenote-for-ipad-and-mac/ba-p/4272321

Unlock Autonomous Agent Capabilities with Copilot Studio –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxMi-tLg4MA

What’s new in Microsoft Intune October 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-intune-october-2024/ba-p/4273353

After hours

When Technology Becomes a Human Problem – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS3lw5_BAqo

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster than other solutions, according to Forrester TEI study –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/07/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-remediated-threats-30-faster-than-other-solutions-according-to-forrester-tei-study/

Corning Incorporated boosts efficiency with OneDrive’s advanced security & compliance features –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzqJT-rT5Q

Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/10/cyber-signals-issue-8-education-under-siege-how-cybercriminals-target-our-schools/

Welcome to the New Era of Microsoft OneDrive: AI, Productivity, and Memories at Your Fingertips –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/welcome-to-the-new-era-of-microsoft-onedrive-ai-productivity-and/ba-p/4265409

Create desktop flows using the AI Recorder –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkbzxIy05X4

Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/token-theft-protection-with-microsoft-entra-intune-defender-xdr/ba-p/4265675

Use community queries to hunt more effectively across email and collaboration threats –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/use-community-queries-to-hunt-more-effectively-across-email-and/ba-p/4254664

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFx6btsxtRU

Passkeys on Windows: Authenticate seamlessly with passkey providers –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2024/10/08/passkeys-on-windows-authenticate-seamlessly-with-passkey-providers/

Research Threat intelligence Microsoft Defender XDR Business email compromise 9 min read File hosting services misused for identity phishing –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/08/file-hosting-services-misused-for-identity-phishing/

Welcome to the New Era of Microsoft OneDrive: AI, Productivity, and Memories at Your Fingertips –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/welcome-to-the-new-era-of-microsoft-onedrive-ai-productivity-and/ba-p/4265409

Improved user experience for Dictate in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/improved-user-experience-for-dictate-in-new-outlook-for-windows/ba-p/4232294

Get to know Copilot in OneDrive –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/community-news-desk/get-to-know-copilot-in-onedrive/ba-p/4262317

Anatomy of a Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/anatomy-of-a-copilot?ocid=FY25_soc_omc_br_x_AnatomyCopilot

How the cloud and community strength fuel success in Spain | Cloud Cultures by Microsoft Azure –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdOF-y27U4U

After hours

FIRST RIDE: Tesla Robotaxi – Our Driverless Future Has Arrived! –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LFYM86BjU0

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Update on Recall security and privacy architecture – https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/09/27/update-on-recall-security-and-privacy-architecture/

Introducing Copilot in OneDrive: Now Generally Available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-copilot-in-onedrive-now-generally-available/ba-p/4253194

Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/09/26/storm-0501-ransomware-attacks-expanding-to-hybrid-cloud-environments/

Case Study: Harnessing Copilot for Security in Defending Against Cyberthreats –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/case-study-harnessing-copilot-for-security-in-defending-against/ba-p/4251623

Implementing a secure by default approach with Microsoft Purview and address oversharing –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/implementing-a-secure-by-default-approach-with-microsoft-purview/ba-p/4251190

Microsoft Intune support for Apple Intelligence –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/microsoft-intune-support-for-apple-intelligence/ba-p/4254037

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/09/25/microsoft-is-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms/

Learn about the new Outlook for Windows –

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXPr7gfUMmKxSob6H6MgRagqdNiUTg75e

After hours

Bill Gates talks new Netflix series, shares how he uses AI in his life – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLBkqm8ctgg

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Important changes to the Windows enrollment experience coming soon

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/important-changes-to-the-windows-enrollment-experience-coming/ba-p/4246689

Secure architecture design – How Defender for Office 365 protects against EchoSpoofing

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/secure-architecture-design-how-defender-for-office-365-protects/ba-p/4225358

Learn how the Windows update process will be improved during OOBE and what you need to do to prepare.  

Inside Microsoft’s Cybercrime Center | Microsoft campus tour –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHArmtKHAv8

New Copilot enhancements help small and medium-sized businesses innovate –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-and-medium-business-blog/new-copilot-enhancements-help-small-and-medium-sized-businesses/ba-p/4238667

Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/09/16/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-pages-python-in-excel-and-agents/

The next phase of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation –

https://news.microsoft.com/m365-copilot-Sept-2024/

Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: AI Innovations in SharePoint and OneDrive –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-ai-innovations-in-sharepoint-and/ba-p/4245159

Microsoft 365 Copilot | Copilot Pages –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxqw0E7Io8

Announcing Copilot Pages for multiplayer collaboration –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/announcing-copilot-pages-for-multiplayer-collaboration/ba-p/4242701

Copilot pages for IT Admins – Sep 2024 update –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/copilot-pages-for-it-admins-sep-2024-update/ba-p/4241521

New alerts for Windows updates in Microsoft Intune –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/new-alerts-for-windows-updates-in-microsoft-intune/ba-p/4248278

Microsoft Entra Internet Access now generally available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-internet-access-now-generally-available/ba-p/3922547

IDC study on partner profitability with Microsoft AI –

https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/blog/article/AI-value-for-partners

Microsoft 365 Copilot – Small Business Guide to Prepare your Data for Search –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WkpoUMdzQ

Microsoft Copilot agents and extensibility for developers explained –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpZl2-mlB74

Microsoft 365 Copilot | Copilot agents in SharePoint –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW0REEAnsEI

5 ways IT departments can get started with low-code and AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/5-ways-it-departments-can-get-started-with-low-code-and-ai/

Consolidating update management for enterprises –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/consolidating-update-management-for-enterprises/ba-p/4246896

Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/09/17/russian-election-interference-efforts-focus-on-the-harris-walz-campaign/

After hours

Driving The World’s Smallest Car | Top Gear Classic – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L91sA4-H9c0

Editorial

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Customer Service: Embed Copilot for Service into Microsoft 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr857daYOEQ

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 3 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/28/the-art-and-science-behind-microsoft-threat-hunting-part-3/

North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet exploiting Chromium zero-day –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/

What’s New in Copilot | August 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/what-s-new-in-copilot-august-2024/ba-p/4226565

How energy firms power the world with secure Microsoft technologies –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/energy-and-resources/2024/08/29/how-energy-firms-power-the-world-with-secure-microsoft-technologies/

OneNote Copilot now supports inked notes –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/onenote-copilot-now-supports-inked-notes

Getting started with LLM prompt engineering –

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/playbook/technology-guidance/generative-ai/working-with-llms/prompt-engineering

Get started with security settings –

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

Peach Sandstorm deploys new custom Tickler malware in long-running intelligence gathering operations –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/28/peach-sandstorm-deploys-new-custom-tickler-malware-in-long-running-intelligence-gathering-operations/

Save ingestion costs by splitting logs into multiple tables and opting for the basic tier! –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/save-ingestion-costs-by-splitting-logs-into-multiple-tables-and/ba-p/4230861

Research Analysis and Guidance: Ensuring Android Security Update Adoption –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-vulnerability/research-analysis-and-guidance-ensuring-android-security-update/ba-p/4216714

Set up your Android for work –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJx2Iwn118g

Introducing SharePoint design ideas –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/introducing-sharepoint-design-ideas/ba-p/4161895

After hours

OneNote as a Second Brain (What You’re Missing)

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m8EGJGYMAY

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How to draft an email with Copilot – New Outlook for Windows –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7TNInXiqUY

Protecting the Amazon from deforestation with Microsoft AI –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_ZULhScRc

Microsoft Announces Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit With CrowdStrike on September 10 –

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/307481/microsoft-announces-windows-endpoint-security-ecosystem-summit-with-crowdstrike-on-september-10

Level up your project management with Loop –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-events/level-up-your-project-management-with-loop/ev-p/4202537

How to share your calendar – New Outlook for Windows –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8_ZWH-FNZk

What’s new: Multi-tenancy in the unified security operations platform experience in Public Preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/what-s-new-multi-tenancy-in-the-unified-security-operations/ba-p/4225658

Loop overview Almost everything you need to know to start with Microsoft Loop –

https://www.youtube.com/live/zNp7JjfGW10

What’s new in Microsoft Intune August 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-intune-august-2024/ba-p/4225086

Critical Cloud Assets: Identifying and Protecting the Crown Jewels of your Cloud –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/critical-cloud-assets-identifying-and-protecting-the-crown/ba-p/4222198

More magical experiences from AI-powered Edge to personalize and streamline the way you browse –

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2024/06/20/ai-powered-edge-to-personalize-and-streamline-browsing/

Harnessing the power of KQL Plugins for enhanced security insights with Copilot for Security –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/harnessing-the-power-of-kql-plugins-for-enhanced-security/ba-p/4221891

OneNote iOS Widgets –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/onenote-ios-widgets-34b31a97-515d-4a6f-bcf4-9472aae43adb

Comprehensive coverage and cost-savings with Microsoft Sentinel’s new data tier –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/comprehensive-coverage-and-cost-savings-with-microsoft-sentinel/ba-p/4223293

Unlock inline PowerShell capabilities to streamline Logic Apps workflows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/unlock-inline-powershell-capabilities-to-streamline-logic-apps/ba-p/4220187

Support Tip: Enforcement of multifactor authentication for Intune admin center sign-in coming soon –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/support-tip-enforcement-of-multifactor-authentication-for-intune/ba-p/4220014

Introducing the MDTI Premium Data Connector for Sentinel –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-threat/introducing-the-mdti-premium-data-connector-for-sentinel/ba-p/4220346

After hours

Destroying Camp CrunchLabs!- Week 12 Final Episode – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_nChhKhx0U

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Moving to OneNote on Windows –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/moving-to-onenote-on-windows-4ba7b498-aafc-44b1-8326-a582a6c71196

Announcing mandatory multi-factor authentication for Azure sign-in –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-mandatory-multi-factor-authentication-for-azure-sign-in/

Microsoft Copilot for Security Now Covered by HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/microsoft-copilot-for-security-now-covered-by-hipaa-business/ba-p/4220174

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s Safe Deployment Practices –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-s-safe-deployment-practices/ba-p/4220342

Multi-tenant insights to boost customer health in Microsoft 365 Lighthouse –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-and-medium-business-blog/multi-tenant-insights-to-boost-customer-health-in-microsoft-365/ba-p/4177367

Updates to Microsoft Copilot to bring enterprise data protection to more organizations –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/updates-to-microsoft-copilot-to-bring-enterprise-data-protection/ba-p/4217152

Reimagining content management at Microsoft with SharePoint Premium –

https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/reimagining-content-management-at-microsoft-with-sharepoint-premium/

Set up your iPhone for work –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcfajFq0gg

Give a custom name to the General channel in Microsoft Teams –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/give-a-custom-name-to-the-general-channel-in-microsoft-teams

Now Available: the Copilot for Microsoft 365 Risk Assessment QuickStart Guide –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/now-available-the-copilot-for-microsoft-365-risk-assessment/ba-p/4211925

Enhanced presenter and attendee experience with the expanded gallery view in Teams –

https://pre.insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/efficient-multitasking-and-enhanced-presenter-experience-with-the-expanded-gallery-view-in-teams

Face Check is now generally available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/face-check-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/4175880

Show or hide the Discover feed in Microsoft Teams –

https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/show-or-hide-the-discover-feed-in-microsoft-teams

After hours

Working backward to solve problems – Maurice Ashley – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v34NqCbAA1c

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