How to manage false positives – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuduVj6wvsw

What’s new in Copilot Studio: November –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/whats-new-in-copilot-studio-november/

A strategic approach to assessing your AI readiness –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/11/06/a-strategic-approach-to-assessing-your-ai-readiness/

Welcome Guide for Microsoft 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rOpWvtxeh0

Introducing Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency to protect against unintended delicensing actions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/introducing-exchange-online-delicensing-resiliency-to-protect-against-unintended/4082759

Microsoft 365 Copilot delivers productivity gains with Australian public servants –

https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/microsoft-365-copilot-delivers-productivity-gains-with-australian-public-servants/

Get started with false negative investigations in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFMAI8MeDKQ

Transform ideas into impactful presentations with Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URejjkO-JC8

Defender XDR Monthly news – November 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/monthly-news-november-2024/ba-p/4286159

How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/11/04/how-microsoft-defender-for-office-365-innovated-to-address-qr-code-phishing-attacks/

Supercharge productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMJo7BpTzmM

How to prepare for Windows 10 end of support by moving to Windows 11 today –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/10/31/how-to-prepare-for-windows-10-end-of-support-by-moving-to-windows-11-today/

After hours

Polaris Dawn – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaJmUUtr2SI

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How to investigate email messages in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hA7VfaMvqs

New Copilot agents: Supercharge Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/new-copilot-agents-supercharge-microsoft-365-copilot/ba-p/4266995

Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/sustainability/microsoft-builds-first-datacenters-with-wood-to-slash-carbon-emissions/

Github Copilot updates –

https://t.co/79ZZFQss4o

A year of innovation- and feedback-driven features in Microsoft Word –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/a-year-of-innovation-and-feedback-driven-features-in-microsoft/ba-p/4282272

AI safety first: Protecting your business and empowering your people –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/10/31/ai-safety-first-protecting-your-business-and-empowering-your-people/

Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/

Microsoft now a Leader in three major analyst reports for SIEM –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-now-a-leader-in-three-major-analyst-reports-for-siem/ba-p/4278853

How Copilots are helping customers and partners drive pragmatic innovation to achieve business results that matter –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/10/29/how-copilots-are-helping-customers-and-partners-drive-pragmatic-innovation-to-achieve-business-results-that-matter/

Updated management features roll out for Microsoft Intune Suite –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/updated-management-features-roll-out-for-microsoft-intune-suite/ba-p/4279721

Responsible AI Mitigation Layers –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/responsible-ai-mitigation-layers/ba-p/4281878

Refreshing the Meeting Details experience in OneNote for Mac and iPad –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/refreshing-the-meeting-details-experience-in-onenote-for-mac-and/ba-p/4282286

Skill up to strengthen your organizations cybersecurity posture –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/skill-up-to-strengthen-your-organizations-cybersecurity-posture/ba-p/4090397

Smart card redirection support for YubiKeys in Windows App on iOS –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/smart-card-redirection-support-for-yubikeys-in-windows-app-on/ba-p/4281574

Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/

Microsoft 365 Copilot — Small Business Guide to Set Up Copilot –

https://officegarageitpro.medium.com/microsoft-365-copilot-small-business-guide-to-set-up-copilot-e56d8e1c24a5

Quick actions with Copilot now at your fingertips in OneNote –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/quick-actions-with-copilot-now-at-your-fingertips-in-onenote/ba-p/4278675

How to use the Alert page – Microsoft Defender XDR –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR9AVR548Ls

Stay focused in an action-packed meeting with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AqLS8NWJZw

Manage Microsoft Entra ID role assignments with Microsoft Entra ID Governance –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/manage-microsoft-entra-id-role-assignments-with-microsoft-entra/ba-p/4120307

Announcing General Availability of Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-inbound-smtp-dane-with-dnssec/ba-p/4281292

Coming in December: SC-5004: Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ilt-communications-blog/coming-in-december-sc-5004-defend-against-cyberthreats-with/ba-p/4281365

Streamline collaboration with the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/10/28/streamline-collaboration-with-the-new-chat-and-channels-experience-in-microsoft-teams/

Need to Know podcast–Episode 330 –

https://blog.ciaops.com/2024/10/28/need-to-know-podcast-episode-330/

After hours

Introducing ChatGPT search – https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/

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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

Editorial

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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

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