Category: Podcast

Project Astra: our Vision of the Future of AI assistance

Security above all else—expanding Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative

RSA news: What’s new in Defender XDR?

Public preview: Expanding passkey support in Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft introduces passkeys for consumer accounts

Public preview: External authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID

Teams enhancements to the Presenter window while screensharing

Email Protection Basics in Microsoft 365 Part Five: Mastering Overrides

Protect your data and recover from insider data sabotage

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: April 2024

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2024

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: April 2024

What’s New in Copilot | April 2024

Unveiling the Newest OneDrive Capabilities

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Key topics:

Key Topics:

GPT-4 announcement and demo: Robert highlighted the impressive features and capabilities of the new AI model from Open AI and how it might integrate with Microsoft products. 2:23
Google Project Astra and augmented reality: Robert shared his interest in the Google demo of AI vision and voice and how it could revive the Google Glass concept. 6:47
Microsoft Build and security initiatives: Robert anticipated some major announcements from Microsoft around AI and security at the Build conference and mentioned the Secure Future initiative to address recent breaches. 8:03
Passkeys and passwordless authentication: Robert encouraged the listeners to try out the new passkeys feature for Microsoft 365 and consumer accounts to enhance their security and convenience. 12:18
Teams enhancements and features: Robert reviewed some of the new and improved functionalities in Teams, such as presenter window, voice isolation, multiple accounts, and guest sharing with Loop. 15:28
Copilot updates and improvements: Robert showcased some of the ways that Copilot can help with creating summaries, FAQs, notebooks, and templates across different Microsoft 365 apps. 21:47
OneDrive for Business capabilities: Robert summarized some of the new and enhanced features in OneDrive for Business, such as media view, offline mode, coloured folders, and export sync reports. 24:40

Need to Know podcast–Episode 318

I’ve now had a chance to play with Copilot for Security and can recommend it but to ensure that costs don’t spiral out of control for SMB, it needs to used in an ad hoc manner. Listen along for my thoughts and a walk through of resources available for you. Also news of updates of Exchange email threshold limits being changed as well as improvements for Microsoft Mesh, Loop and more. Listen in for the latest updates.

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https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-318-copilot-for-security-in-the-flesh/

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https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

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Resources

Microsoft Copilot for Security

Microsoft Copilot for Security Intune Plugin Overview

How to Become a Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja: The Complete Level 400 Training

Copilot for Security – The low down for SMB

Public Preview: High Volume Email for Microsoft 365

Exchange Online to introduce External Recipient Rate Limit

Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise

Microsoft Mesh: A new way to connect

Realigning global licensing for Microsoft 365

Improved task list components in Loop

Bringing the latest capabilities to Copilot for Microsoft 365 customers

Updates to Clipchamp that make video editing a breeze

Introducing “What’s New” in Microsoft Entra

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Main ideas:

Podcast overview: The podcast provides news and information on the Microsoft Cloud, with a special focus on the SMB market. The host, Robert Crane, invites listeners to contact him via email, blog, YouTube, or shared channel.

New Azure service for security analysis: Microsoft copilot for security is an Azure service that leverages AI to assist security analysts and investigators. It uses a consumption billing model and can be turned on and off as required. It also supports plugins and custom documents to extend its capabilities.

Public preview of high volume email feature: Microsoft 365 customers can sign up for a public preview of high volume email, which allows them to send more emails than the existing mailbox limits. This feature is useful for SMBs who need to send newsletters or marketing campaigns to their customers.

Detection of QR code phishing attacks: QR code phishing is a technique that uses malicious QR codes to trick users into giving away their credentials. Microsoft provides some KQL queries that can be used in Defender for endpoint and Sentinel to detect and alert on these attacks.

Virtual reality platform for collaboration: Microsoft Mesh is a virtual reality platform that enables users to connect and collaborate in immersive 3D spaces. It requires a Teams premium license and a compatible device. It can be used for various purposes, such as training, events, or meetings.

Licensing changes for Microsoft 365 in the European Economic Area: Microsoft has agreed to separate Teams from the Microsoft 365 suite in the European Economic Area, to comply with competition rules. This means that Teams will be a separate add-on that needs to be purchased separately. Existing customers are not affected by this change.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 317

It is only a matter of days now before we get our hands on Copilot for Security. Listen along for the latest information on this exciting new service from Microsoft. You’ll also hear about the new Security Exposure Management and lots more announcements from Microsoft.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-327-copilot-for-security-is-almost-amongst-us/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

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Here’s what you missed from Microsoft Secure

Microsoft Copilot for Security generally available on April 1

Microsoft Copilot for Security is generally available on April 1, 2024, with new capabilities

Microsoft Copilot for Security: AI-Powered Security for All

Security Exposure Management

Introducing Microsoft Security Exposure Management

Microsoft introduces a preview of Copilot in Intune

Advancing the new era of work with Copilot, Windows, and Surface

Introducing Microsoft Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business

Collect information like a pro – New Microsoft Lists forms experience

The new Planner in Teams is now in Public Preview

Troubleshoot and Manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for your Endpoint Devices

Introducing Restricted SharePoint Search to help you get started with Copilot for Microsoft 365

What is Global Secure Access (preview)?

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Main ideas:

Microsoft Secure event highlights: Microsoft announced two major security products at the online event: Security Copilot and Security Exposure Management.

Security Copilot features and pricing: Security Copilot is an AI service that helps defenders analyze and respond to security incidents, as well as optimize their security posture. It will be available on April 1st as a pay-as-you-go service, with a billing unit of $4 per month.

Security Exposure Management features and availability: Security Exposure Management is a tool that helps users understand and reduce their attack surface, by providing insights into internal and external threats, critical assets, attack paths, and security initiatives. It is integrated with other Microsoft security products, such as Defender EAS and DLP. It is now available to all users at security.microsoft.com.

New Surface devices for business users: Microsoft also launched a new Surface Pro 10 and a Surface Laptop 6, aimed at business users. These devices feature a neural processing unit (NPU) for local AI workloads, and a Copilot key that launches Copilot on the desktop.6

New Microsoft List Forms experience: Microsoft introduced a new feature that allows users to create a Microsoft style form based on a SharePoint list, and save the data back to the list. This feature is currently only available for internal users.89

New Planner in Teams public preview: Microsoft announced a public preview of the new Planner in Teams, which is part of its vision to consolidate its task management capabilities. The new Planner has a cleaner and more consistent interface, and supports personal, team, and project planning.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 316

Microsoft has just completed its Copilot for Microsoft 365 tech accelerator which I’d recommend you take a look at. There are a variety of videos that are well worth watching. They are also available on Youtube as well. I have linked to many below in the show notes for you. Of course, there is also plenty of other news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud, so listen along.

ou can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-316-copilot-tech-accelerator/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

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Resources

Copilot for Microsoft 365 Tech Accelerator

Copilot in Forms | Create engaging forms

Extending Copilot: Expanding knowledge with Graph connectors

Measuring usage, adoption, and the impact of Microsoft Copilot

Copilot now available for the Microsoft 365 mobile app

Try new ways of working with Help me create in the Microsoft 365 web app

Copilot in OneDrive: A New Wave of File Interaction

What’s New in Copilot for Microsoft 365

How to drive Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage and satisfaction

Prepare your organization for Copilot for Microsoft 365

Tips and tricks for IT pros deploying Copilot for Microsoft 365

Copilot for Microsoft 365 AMA: Tech Accelerator edition (Day 1)

Introduction to Copilot for Microsoft 365

Get your small business ready for Copilot for Microsoft 365

Protect multi-tenant organizations by using Microsoft Defender XDR

Prompt users for reauthentication on sensitive apps and high-risk actions with Conditional Access

Skilling snack: Data security basics for IT pros

Keeping track of object deletions in Microsoft Entra ID

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

Navigating NIS2 requirements with Microsoft Security solutions

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

Welcome to the Microsoft Defender Experts Ninja Hub

Summary of podcast episode straight from Copilot for Microsoft 365:

Here’s a summary of the document:

Main ideas:

Introduction: The podcast is an introduction to the latest news and updates on Microsoft Cloud, especially for small and medium businesses.
Training and resources: The host offers various training options for Microsoft Cloud users, such as face-to-face sessions, webinars, and shared channels. He also suggests watching the videos on Microsoft 365 Copilot Tech Accelerator to learn more about the AI-powered assistant.
New features and tips: The host reviews some new features and tips for Microsoft Cloud users, such as Copilot for mobile app, Help Me web app, Copilot in OneDrive, multi-tenant in Defender XDR, and reauthentication for sensitive apps. He explains how these features can help users work more efficiently and securely.
Copilot skills: The host emphasizes the importance of learning how to use Copilot effectively, by asking the right questions and providing enough context. He also mentions Copilot for security as a future game changer that will help users protect their data and devices.
Conclusion: The host thanks the listeners for their support and reminds them of how to contact him and access his blog and YouTube channel. He also invites them to join his Techwerks event and monthly webinar.

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!

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-315-waiting-on-copilot-for-security/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

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Resources

CIAOPS Need to Know February webinar

CIAOPS Techwerks 23

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.

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.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-314-the-improved-intune-suite/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

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Resources

CIAOPS Need to Know February webinar

CIAOPS Blog

CIAOPS Brief

Support CIAOPS

CIAOPS Techwerks 23

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.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 313

The big news is that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available in SMB. There are also some additional Copilot options available as well. I cover all this plus provide some information around getting Copilot on your desktop apps as well as other news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud. Tune in and catch up.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-313-copilot-amongst-us/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

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Resources

Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses

CIAOPS Blog

CIAOPS Brief

Support CIAOPS

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Copilot video play list

Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small and medium businesses

Introducing Microsoft Copilot App

Introducing Copilot Pro: Supercharge your Creativity and Productivity

Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings AI-powered Office features to the rest of us

Adding Copilot button to desktop applications

Set up Microsoft 365 backup

Microsoft Entra’s Top 50 Features of 2023

Protect faster with Microsoft Defender XDR’s latest UX enhancements

New Microsoft Incident Response guides help security teams analyze suspicious activity

Introducing SharePoint Premium for Information Workers

Employee quick setup

Introducing the new PowerShell Module for Microsoft Defender for Identity

Visualize Entra Sign-in Logs using an Interactive Map

Train your users to be more resilient against QR code phishing

Introducing Automatic File and URL (Detonation) Analysis

Need to Know podcast–Episode 312

Welcome to 2024! A few pieces of interesting news and updates from Microsoft especially around the PAYG offering with Syntex. I’m hanging out for the remaining items in the Intune suite to drop, especially third party patching so stay tuned for more information when that becomes available. Until then here’ s the latest in the Microsoft Cloud.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-312-hny/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

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