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Skilling snack: Data security basics for IT pros –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/skilling-snack-data-security-basics-for-it-pros/ba-p/4062790

Announcing Microsoft’s open automation framework to red team generative AI Systems –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/22/announcing-microsofts-open-automation-framework-to-red-team-generative-ai-systems/

Keeping track of object deletions in Microsoft Entra ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/keeping-track-of-object-deletions-in-microsoft-entra-id/ba-p/4053415

Get the most out of Microsoft Copilot for Security with good prompt engineering –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/21/get-the-most-out-of-microsoft-copilot-for-security-with-good-prompt-engineering/

Navigating NIS2 requirements with Microsoft Security solutions –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/20/navigating-nis2-requirements-with-microsoft-security-solutions/

Identity Threat Detection & Response – on-prem to cloud ITDR from Microsoft –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn3q-SSqqu0

Welcome to the Microsoft Defender Experts Ninja Hub –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-experts-blog/welcome-to-the-microsoft-defender-experts-ninja-hub/ba-p/4061509

After hours

Private spacecraft makes first US landing on the moon in more than half a century – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFb8X1bAHlE

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February Microsoft 365 Webinar resources

The slides from this month’s webinar are available at:

https://github.com/directorcia/general/blob/master/Presentations/Need%20to%20Know%20Webinars/202402.pdf

If you are not a CIAOPS patron you want to view or download a full copy of the video from the session you can do so here:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com.au/p/need-to-know-webinars

Watch out for next month’s webinar.

Recap from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Robert talked about Microsoft 365 updates and Copilot. Copilot is a family of assistants that are based on Azure and use large language models to provide predictive capabilities. There are copilots for the power platform dynamics, Microsoft 365, security windows, Bing GitHub, and more.
- Robert started the webcast and turned on recording. He provided information on how to join his free teams shared channel. The agenda was to discuss Microsoft 365 updates and Copilot. Copilot is now available as a service to everybody.
- Robert shared some useful resources for learning about AI and how it fits into the Microsoft Stack. He also discussed the security challenges posed by QR codes and recommended using Microsoft tools to hunt for phishing attempts and user compromises.
- Robert discussed the new version of Outlook and provided a link for basic license users to understand how it works. He also talked about Microsoft Copilot for security and how it can be a game changer for SMBs.
- Robert discussed the adoption of Copilot, which is a family of AI-powered tools that use large language models and the Microsoft Graph to provide predictive capabilities and integrate with Microsoft 365 apps.
Robert talked about Microsoft’s copilot for Microsoft 365, which is now available to all customers. He explained that copilot requires prerequisites of the suite of products or Word, Excel, PowerPoint, exchange, team, SharePoint, OneDrive, and more.
- Robert discussed the availability and prerequisites of Copilot for Microsoft 365. Copilot is now available to all customers and can be purchased directly, with enterprise agreement, or CSP.
- Robert discussed the different AI options available, including Microsoft copilot personal, Bing chat enterprise work, and Microsoft 365 copilot.
- Robert explained the features of Chapatti, a free option with the ability to pay for a subscription to get more capabilities.
- Robert discussed Microsoft’s indemnification policy for users of their technologies, and demonstrated the privacy protection feature of Copilot. He also showed how Copilot can be used to translate text and assist with coding.
- Robert discussed the benefits of using GitHub Copilot in the meeting. He mentioned that it can save a lot of time by automatically adding semicolons at the end of each line and generating scripts in different languages like PowerShell and Python.
Robert talked about Microsoft 365 Copilot and demonstrated how it works. He showed how it can be used to generate a summary of a document, create a training course outline, and create a chart in Excel. He also mentioned that Copilot is not instantaneous and can take some time to generate results.
- Robert demonstrated copilot in his production environment. He faced some technical issues with the browser session, but eventually managed to log in and show the features of copilot.
- Robert demonstrated the capabilities of Copilot, a chatbot that can generate summaries of documents and provide steps to complete certain actions. Copilot is not able to make changes to documents, but can suggest steps to achieve certain tasks.
- Robert demonstrated how to use Copilot for Microsoft 365 to summarize and formalize a document. He explained that Copilot is not instantaneous and can take some time to generate a summary.
- Robert demonstrated how Copilot can be used to generate outlines and charts in both Word and Excel. He emphasized that Copilot is a useful tool when he doesn’t know how to do something, such as creating charts or pivot tables.
- Robert explained how to create a pie chart and use pivot tables in Excel.
Robert talked about the capabilities of Copilot, a chat sheet capability that can be used to ask questions, get answers, summarize emails, and documents. Copilot can also be used to create quizzes and automate tasks in Power Automate. It is most beneficial for creators, such as those creating reports and marketing materials.
- Robert discussed the capabilities of Copilot, a chat sheet feature that can be used to ask questions, get answers, summarize emails, and documents. Copilot can also be used to create quizzes and automate tasks in Power Automate.
- Robert demonstrated how to use Copilot to create automated workflows in Power Automate. He explained that Copilot can help users who are not Power Automate experts to create workflows by guiding them through the process.
- Robert discussed the features of Microsoft Handly and Security Code Pilot. He recommended using the assessment available for copilot and provided links to videos and resources.
Robert talked about copilot and business premium, emphasizing the importance of good data governance and permissions to ensure copilot works effectively. He also mentioned that copilot is not a solution for bad data.

Robert discussed the building blocks of copilot and business premium, emphasizing the importance of securing data and locking down the environment appropriately. He compared copilot to a search engine that requires a certain set of permissions to determine what is returned to the user.
Robert discussed the use of Copilot and its benefits. He mentioned that Copilot is available and worth the money, but it relies on good data. He also advised that training is key to using the tool effectively.
Robert discussed the benefits of Copilot and how it can be leveraged to improve productivity. He suggested starting with creative teams and then rolling it out to others.
Robert provided an overview of resources available for consumption, including a copy of the slides via email, an assessment spreadsheet, his blog, podcast, online training courses, and patron community.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 315

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is already amongst us but are now waiting for what I believe will be an even more impactful AI assistance in SMB – Copilot for security. I’ve got plenty of information, including some great videos for you to take a look at here along with all the news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud. Enjoy!

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Creating video from text

Seven Tips for Having a Great Conversation with Copilot

Introducing AI in a Minute: A video series on the tech behind generative AI

Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AI

Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise

Introducing the new Microsoft Copilot experience in Teams

How licensing works for work and school accounts in the new Outlook for Windows

Microsoft plans to add Copilot support to OneDrive on the web in May

Deep Dive of Microsoft-managed Conditional Access Policies in Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Create: 6 practical ways to use ChatGPT

Script analysis in Microsoft Copilot for Security

Empowering employees with generative AI at their fingertips

Latest Defender EASM Features Increase Visibility and Enhance Querying for Faster Remediation

Vulnerabilities assessments in Microsoft Security for Copilot

Microsoft Game Day Commercial | Copilot: Your everyday AI companion

Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID: A better way to verify

Copilot for Microsoft 365 capabilities now available in the Windows desktop

Support tip: Improving the efficiency of dynamic group processing with Microsoft Entra ID and Intune

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Main ideas:

Here’s a summary of the document:

Main ideas:

Introduction: The document is a transcript of a podcast by Robert D. Crane, who talks about various topics related to AI and Microsoft 365.
Sora: Sora is a new capability from OpenAI that can create videos from text, and Crane recommends checking out the demos to see the potential of AI.
Copilot: Copilot is a tool that can help users with various tasks in Microsoft 365, such as writing emails, creating presentations, or analyzing data. Crane advises learning how to use it effectively and provides some tips and resources.
Copilot for security: Copilot for security is a feature that Crane is excited about, as it can help with managing security across different services and devices, and leverage AI to detect and respond to threats. He expects it to be available soon and suggests reading more about it.
Other announcements and updates: Crane also mentions some upcoming events and webinars, a Super Bowl commercial by Microsoft, a new face verification service, and some improvements to Outlook for Windows.

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Top 3 tips for using Microsoft Copilot in Teams –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0roSygDrow&list=PLFPUGjQjckXHW1Zg8D6veiY6kg6WjL8EC

Turn Conversation into Action with Copilot Studio | Power Platform Shorts –

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Connections-How-To/Turn-Conversation-into-Action-with-Copilot-Studio-Power-Platform/m-p/2593303#M62&wt.mc_id=shorts_video_youtube

Creating video from text –

https://openai.com/sora

Seven Tips for Having a Great Conversation with Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/seven-tips-for-having-a-great-conversation-with-copilot

AI in a minute –

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8nfc9haGeb5V9srRhkEyAqLvvwsWCXAk

Introducing AI in a Minute: A video series on the tech behind generative AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2023/12/04/introducing-ai-in-a-minute-a-video-series-on-the-tech-behind-generative-ai/

Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/14/staying-ahead-of-threat-actors-in-the-age-of-ai/

Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-experts-blog/hunting-for-qr-code-aitm-phishing-and-user-compromise/bc-p/4054850

Introducing the new Microsoft Copilot experience in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/introducing-the-new-microsoft-copilot-experience-in-teams/ba-p/4055040

How licensing works for work and school accounts in the new Outlook for Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/how-licensing-works-for-work-and-school-accounts-in-the-new/ba-p/4047361

After hours

How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4

Editorial

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Microsoft plans to add Copilot support to OneDrive on the web in May –

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-plans-to-add-copilot-support-to-onedrive-on-the-web-in-may/

Become a Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Ninja –

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-vulnerability-management/defender-vulnerability-management?view=o365-worldwide

Deep Dive of Microsoft-managed Conditional Access Policies in Microsoft Entra ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-and-medium-business-blog/deep-dive-of-microsoft-managed-conditional-access-policies-in/ba-p/4051865

Microsoft Copilot for Security provides immediate impact for the Microsoft Defender Experts team –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/08/microsoft-copilot-for-security-provides-immediate-impact-for-the-microsoft-defender-experts-team/

Network Analytics available now in Viva Engage –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/viva-engage-blog/network-analytics-available-now-in-viva-engage/ba-p/4030771

Microsoft Create: 6 practical ways to use ChatGPT –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PYWxbju3RY

Microsoft Copilot for Security provides immediate impact for the Microsoft Defender Experts team –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/08/microsoft-copilot-for-security-provides-immediate-impact-for-the-microsoft-defender-experts-team/

Script analysis in Microsoft Copilot for Security –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrkF2ZWqer8

Empowering employees with generative AI at their fingertips –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/era-of-ai/2024/02/06/empowering-employees-with-generative-ai-at-their-fingertips/

Power Platform 2024 Release Wave 1 Release Highlights –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbA9rBw2YsQ

Delivering Copilot for everyone –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/02/07/delivering-copilot-for-everyone/

Latest Defender EASM Features Increase Visibility and Enhance Querying for Faster Remediation –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-external/latest-defender-easm-features-increase-visibility-and-enhance/ba-p/4037760

Iran accelerates cyber ops against Israel from chaotic start –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/02/06/iran-accelerates-cyber-ops-against-israel/

A leadership view on deploying Co-pilot for security –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGd74t9jbLQ

Vulnerabilities assessments in Microsoft Security for Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw3Lrio9-iU

Microsoft Game Day Commercial | Copilot: Your everyday AI companion –

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

Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID: A better way to verify –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzmfCJ1zHcY

Copilot for Microsoft 365 capabilities now available in the Windows desktop –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/copilot-for-microsoft-365-capabilities-now-available-in-the/ba-p/4049286

Support tip: Improving the efficiency of dynamic group processing with Microsoft Entra ID and Intune –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/support-tip-improving-the-efficiency-of-dynamic-group-processing/ba-p/4049394

After hours

2020 Super Bowl Extended Bill Murray Jeep Commercial –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qH4TKLP0c

(given it is the 30th anniversary after all!)

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Copilot for Microsoft 365 in ‘classic’ Outlook

To get Copilot for Microsoft 365 to work with desktop applications you need to follow this process:

Adding Copilot button to desktop applications

To get the most from Copilot for Microsoft 365 you need to use the ‘new’ Outlook. However, there is currently the ability to use some of the Copilot features in the ‘classic’ desktop version of Outlook.

When you open an email in the older desktop version of Outlook you will find a Summarize button in the upper right as shown above (provided you have a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license of course).

If you select that, Copilot will go away and munch on the information in the email for a moment.

Then, you’ll then get a nice summary at the top of the email as shown above.

As I understand it, more Copilot for Microsoft 365 will be coming to the ‘classic’ version of Outlook and I’ll let you know when they start appearing for me. However for now, if you do have Copilot for Microsoft 365 and prefer the older version of Outlook on the desktop put it work doing email summaries.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 314

Two major releases from Microsoft since the last episode, the full Intune Suite as well as Teams Mesh immersive experience. Stay tuned for information and links to both of these plus more news and updates from the Microsoft cloud.

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Microsoft Intune Suite – beyond endpoint management in 2024

Microsoft Intune Tunnel for Mobile Application Management

Microsoft Cloud PKI

3 new ways the Microsoft Intune Suite offers security, simplification, and savings

What’s new in Microsoft Intune January 2024

Midnight Blizzard: Guidance for responders on nation-state attack

Vulnerable Components Inventory now in public preview

Monthly Microsoft Security news – February 2024

Bring virtual connections to life with Microsoft Mesh, now generally available in Microsoft Teams

Easily control audio and video settings in Teams meetings

Unlock the Power of Video at Work and School: 6 Features to Use in Microsoft Stream

How to explore immersive spaces

Easily Manage Privileged Role Assignments in Microsoft Entra ID Using Audit Logs

Microsoft Teams available on Apple Vision Pro on February 2

Microsoft earnings beat across the board as cloud, AI drive momentum

Make meetings more fun and personal with Decorate your background

Introducing More Granular Certificate-Based Authentication Configuration in Conditional Access

Microsoft Entra user and admin access controls to prepare for Copilot

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Main ideas:

The need to know podcast episode 314: The podcast episode covers various topics related to Microsoft products and services, such as Intune suite, security copilot, Microsoft Mesh, and Teams.

The Intune suite features and benefits: The Intune suite is a set of tools for managing and securing devices and applications in the Microsoft cloud. It includes enterprise app management, endpoint privilege management, cloud PKI, tunnel for MAM, and remote help. It also integrates with security copilot and Intune.

The Apple Vision Pro and Teams integration: Apple Vision Pro is a device that projects apps and screens onto glasses. It can be used for entertainment, work, and education. It supports Teams, which allows users to attend teams meetings through the device.56

The Teams audio and video settings and other features: Teams has improved its audio and video settings, making it easier for users to control them in meetings. It also has features such as stream, which is a video platform with transcription and analytics, and background decoration, which allows users to customize their backgrounds.