Category: Podcast

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Your Workday Reimagined: Using Microsoft 365 Copilot in IT –

Strategy to Execution: Operationalizing Microsoft Defender CSPM –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/strategy-to-execution-operationalizing-microsoft-defender-cspm/4357354

Unplug this holiday season with these Microsoft 365 features –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/unplug-this-holiday-season-with-these-microsoft-365-features/4355248?

New Microsoft Purview features help protect and govern your data in the era of AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/10/new-microsoft-purview-features-help-protect-and-govern-your-data-in-the-era-of-ai/

Convincing a billion users to love passkeys: UX design insights from Microsoft to boost adoption and security –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/12/convincing-a-billion-users-to-love-passkeys-ux-design-insights-from-microsoft-to-boost-adoption-and-security/

Frequent freeloader part II: Russian actor Secret Blizzard using tools of other groups to attack Ukraine –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/11/frequent-freeloader-part-ii-russian-actor-secret-blizzard-using-tools-of-other-groups-to-attack-ukraine/

Microsoft Defender XDR demonstrates 100% detection coverage across all cyberattack stages in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/11/microsoft-defender-xdr-demonstrates-100-detection-coverage-across-all-cyberattack-stages-in-the-2024-mitre-attck-evaluations-enterprise/

Take control during screen sharing in Teams for the web –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/take-control-during-screen-sharing-in-teams-for-the-web/4354595

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – November 2024 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NESTW0B1nAQ

Explore our latest Microsoft Security training on Microsoft Learn –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityandcompliance/explore-our-latest-microsoft-security-training-on-microsoft-learn/4351939

Boost productivity with Copilot in OneDrive –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wEqbKDQMg

Explore new Microsoft Entra capabilities at Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2024 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/04/explore-new-microsoft-entra-capabilities-at-gartner-identity-access-management-summit-2024/

Frequent freeloader part I: Secret Blizzard compromising Storm-0156 infrastructure for espionage –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/04/frequent-freeloader-part-i-secret-blizzard-compromising-storm-0156-infrastructure-for-espionage/

Three new ways small and medium-sized businesses can purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/12/02/three-new-ways-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-can-purchase-microsoft-365-copilot/

Safeguarding AI against ‘jailbreaks’ and other prompt attacks –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/?post_type=features&p=8732

Update on nested app authentication and deprecation of Exchange Online legacy tokens –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/update-on-nested-app-authentication-and-deprecation-of-exchange-online-legacy-to/4351951

Gather and create notes with Copilot in your personal OneNote notebooks directly on the page –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/gather-and-create-notes-with-copilot-in-your-personal-onenote-notebooks-directly/4294053

After hours

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Need to Know podcast–Episode 332

A quick overview of teh major news from the recent Microsoft Ignite. So much to get through, but here’s an initial look at what caught my attention and starting for you to also go and get the latest information. More coming over the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned right here!

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Teams Premium enhances scheduling in Microsoft Bookings

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What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2024

Introducing the Employee Self-Service Agent

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Introducing the Employee Self-Service Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Ignite 2024: Agents in SharePoint now in general availability

Introducing Copilot Actions, new agents, and tools to empower IT teams

Microsoft Ignite 2024 | Microsoft 365 Copilot Innovation in Your Go-To Apps

Redefine development: AI-first innovation with agents and Microsoft Copilot in Power Platform

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Ignite 2024: Transform your workday with the latest Edge for Business features

Microsoft Intune news at Microsoft Ignite 2024

Manage Security with Microsoft Security Copilot

Targeting the Cybercrime Supply Chain

Announcing the Security Enablement Hub on adoption.microsoft.com

Simplify & scale data protection in the era of AI with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Windows security and resiliency: Protecting your business

Ignite 2024: Transforming Security with Microsoft Security Copilot

Unlock Proactive Defense: Microsoft Security Exposure Management Now Generally Available

AI innovations for a more secure future unveiled at Microsoft Ignite

Content and communication event guide for Microsoft Ignite 2024 | Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive

Loop governance, lifecycle, manageability for IT Admins – Nov 2024

Hotpatch for client comes to Windows 11 Enterprise

Microsoft Ignite 2024: Embracing the future of Windows at work

Windows 365 Link—the first Cloud PC device for Windows 365

Afterhours

World’s First Selfie From Space! (YOU Can Get One Too!)

Need to Know podcast–Episode 331

Microsoft Ignite is just around the corner but still plenty of updates coming from Microsoft prior to their big tech event. Listen and stay up to date with everything that is happening in the Microsoft Cloud.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-331-team-chat-gets-a-make-over/

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

How to manage false positives – Microsoft Defender for Office 365

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

How to investigate email messages in Microsoft Defender for Office 365

How to use the Alert page – Microsoft Defender XDR

Defender XDR Monthly news – November 2024

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

Skill up to strengthen your organizations cybersecurity posture

Manage Microsoft Entra ID role assignments with Microsoft Entra ID Governance

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

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

What’s new in Copilot Studio: November

New Copilot agents: Supercharge Microsoft 365 Copilot

A strategic approach to assessing your AI readiness

Supercharge productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot

AI safety first: Protecting your business and empowering your people

Microsoft 365 Copilot — Small Business Guide to Set Up Copilot

Quick actions with Copilot now at your fingertips in OneNote

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

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

Github Copilot updates

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

Updated management features roll out for Microsoft Intune Suite

Afterhours

Apple intelligence – catch up

Need to Know podcast–Episode 330

Microsoft announced last week new agents that can be created with Copilot studio to automate tasks using AI capabilities. Also in this episode you’ll find a great new tool from CISA called Scubagear that will allow you to check the baseline security of your Microsoft 365 environment. Plenty more updates and information from the Microsoft Cloud, so listen along.

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https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-330-copilot-agents-emerge/

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AI Tour Demo: Copilot Studio and Pre-built Agents

Scale your team with new autonomous agents

Unlocking autonomous agent capabilities with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Reimagine business process with Copilot and agents

Unlock Autonomous Agent Capabilities with Copilot Studio

Microsoft 365 Copilot drove up to 353% ROI for small and medium businesses—new study

Favorite Microsoft 365 Copilot Prompts

Enhancing Security with CISA’s ScubaGear Baselines for M365

Phish, Click, Breach: Hunting for a Sophisticated Cyber Attack

Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024

New macOS vulnerability, “HM Surf”, could lead to unauthorized data access

Demystify potential data leaks with Insider Risk Management insights in Defender XDR

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

Unleash your creativity with new pen tools in OneNote

What’s new in Microsoft Intune October 2024

Microsoft 365 Insider Handbook

Prepare now for key end of support moments in 2025

Need to Know podcast–Episode 329

It’s OneDrive’s turn in the spotlight. After a recent dedicated OneDrive event I have all the latest about updates and improvements that have been announced. Of course, there is plenty of other news also around security and Copilot as well as improvements to the new Outlook that you should check out. Thanks again for listening.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-329-onedrive-improvements/

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

Get to know Copilot in OneDrive

Introducing Copilot in OneDrive: Now Generally Available

What’s New In Copilot | September 2024

New Copilot enhancements help small and medium-sized businesses innovate

Introducing Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision

New experiences coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11

An AI companion for everyone

Create desktop flows using the AI Recorder

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

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

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024

What is Microsoft Entra (and why use it)?

Research Threat intelligence Microsoft Defender XDR Business email compromise

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

Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows

Learn about the new Outlook for Windows

Level Up Your Security Skills with the New Microsoft Sentinel Ninja Training!

Microsoft Defender XDR Monthly news – October 2024

Windows 11, version 24H2 security baseline

Windows 11, version 24H2: What’s new for IT pros

Security settings management is available for multi-tenant environments in Microsoft Defender XDR

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

Microsoft Intune support for Apple Intelligence

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

Microsoft Ignite

Need to Know podcast–Episode 328

Microsoft has announced updates to Copilot for Microsoft 365 which they are calling Wave 2. In this episode I cover off some of these changes and what I feel will be most useful for people. A number of other products from Microsoft have also become generally available so listen alone for all the new on that plus everything happening at Microsoft for SMB.

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https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-328-riding-wave-2/

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

The next phase of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation

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

Microsoft 365 Copilot | Copilot Pages

Announcing Copilot Pages for multiplayer collaboration

Copilot pages for IT Admins – Sep 2024 update

New Copilot enhancements help small and medium-sized businesses innovate

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

Update on Recall security and privacy architecture

Introducing Copilot in OneDrive: Now Generally Available

Microsoft Intune support for Apple Intelligence

Microsoft Entra Internet Access now generally available

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 3

Microsoft ignite

Need to Know podcast–Episode 327

Some Copilot and Security updates this week as well as some handy information about Microsoft OneNote and Loop, plus a whole lot more. Listen for all the latest cloud news from Microsoft.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-327-second-brain/

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