CIAOPS Brief 20240921

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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

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

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Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

CIAOPS Brief 20240908

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Security mitigation for the Common Log Filesystem (CLFS) –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/security-mitigation-for-the-common-log-filesystem-clfs/ba-p/4224041#

Tips for running your business in the cloud –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCmIwkDS_88

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: August 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/sharepoint-roadmap-pitstop-august-2024/ba-p/4234818

Microsoft Security Exposure Management Graph: Prioritization is the king –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/microsoft-security-exposure-management-graph-prioritization-is/ba-p/4160316

MFA enforcement for Microsoft Entra admin center sign-in coming soon –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/mfa-enforcement-for-microsoft-entra-admin-center-sign-in-coming/ba-p/4230849

Hunting with Microsoft Graph activity logs –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-experts-blog/hunting-with-microsoft-graph-activity-logs/ba-p/4234632

Title 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/

OneNote Copilot now supports inked notes –

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

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/

Automatically summarize Word documents with Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-insider-blog/automatically-summarize-word-documents-with-copilot/ba-p/4231202

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

Windows news you can use: August 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-august-2024/ba-p/4230093

Title 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/

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/

Customer Service: Embed Copilot for Service into Microsoft 365 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr857daYOEQ

After hours

Mark Rober vs Dude Perfect- Ultimate Robot Battle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4gNS0Iiu0Q

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

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Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

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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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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The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 3

North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet exploiting Chromium zero-day

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

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

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

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

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

What’s new in Microsoft Intune August 2024

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

What’s New in Copilot | August 2024

Getting started with LLM prompt engineering

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

OneNote Copilot now supports inked notes

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

OneNote iOS Widgets

Introducing SharePoint design ideas

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

Level up your project management with Loop

CIAOPS Brief 20240831

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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

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

August Microsoft 365 Webinar resources

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

https://github.com/directorcia/general/blob/master/Presentations/Need%20to%20Know%20Webinars/202408.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

Key Topics:
  • Power Automate: Robert discussed the capabilities and benefits of using Power Automate for automating tasks and connecting to many data services, emphasizing its low-code/no-code nature and the potential for significant time and cost savings in business processes. 48:17

  • Desktop Flows: Robert introduced Desktop Flows as a feature of Power Automate, highlighting its utility for automating desktop tasks and integrating with legacy systems, and mentioned its availability on Windows 11 and for download on other versions. 47:48

  • Copilot for Power Automate: Robert mentioned the inclusion of Copilot for Power Automate, which aids in creating automation processes through AI, emphasizing its availability at no additional cost within Power Automate licenses. 46:26

  • Concerns with Power Automate Service: Robert experienced technical difficulties during the demonstration of Power Automate, indicating a temporary service issue, which impacted the ability to showcase certain features live. 51:04

Check Windows Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) enablement

Windows Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) is an excellent method to improve the security of your Windows devices for free. It is not generally enabled by default and my free script here:

https://github.com/directorcia/Office365/blob/master/win10-asr-get.ps1

enables you to quickly see whether all the ASR rules are enabled for your Windows device.

The script also has other reference links you can use if you then wish to enable ASR in your environment. Always be careful enabling something like this without at least putting it in audit mode first to determine any impact in your production environment.

The video run through above and here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KLGsNuz088

hopefully give you a better idea about what the script can accomplish for you.

CIAOPS Brief 20240817

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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

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

Get Teams meeting Attendees [VIDEO]

A while back I wrote a script that allows you to report attendees of a Teams meeting with PowerShell:

https://blog.ciaops.com/2023/05/25/get-teams-meeting-attendees-via-powershell-and-the-microsoft-graph/

I have now done a video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0GBzGT3Igk

to provide a walk through of what the execution of that script looks like. The script is located at:

https://github.com/directorcia/Office365/blob/master/tms-attend-get.ps1