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CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – July

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Join me for the free monthly CIAOPS Need to Know webinar. Along with all the Microsoft Cloud news we’ll be taking a look at how I personally use Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Shortly after registering you should receive an automated email from Microsoft Teams confirming your registration, including all the event details as well as a calendar invite.

You can register for the regular monthly webinar here:

July Webinar Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2507)

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – July 2025
Friday 25th of July 2025
11.00am – 12.00am Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:

http://www.ciaopspatron.com

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session and I look forward to seeing you there.

CIA Brief 20250701

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Protection Against Email Bombs with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefenderforoffice365blog/protection-against-email-bombs-with-microsoft-defender-for-office-365/4418048

Jasper Sleet: North Korean remote IT workers’ evolving tactics to infiltrate organizations –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/30/jasper-sleet-north-korean-remote-it-workers-evolving-tactics-to-infiltrate-organizations/

Act now: Secure Boot certificates expire in June 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/act-now-secure-boot-certificates-expire-in-june-2026/4426856

Modern, unified data security in the AI era: New capabilities in Microsoft Purview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/modern-unified-data-security-in-the-ai-era-new-capabilities-in-microsoft-purview/4427195

The Windows Resiliency Initiative: Building resilience for a future-ready enterprise –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/26/the-windows-resiliency-initiative-building-resilience-for-a-future-ready-enterprise/

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: June 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-june-2025/4426822

Microsoft Intune data-driven management | Device Query & Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/microsoft-intune-data-driven-management–device-query–copilot/4424778

Building security that lasts: Microsoft’s journey towards durability at scale –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/26/building-security-that-lasts-microsofts-journey-towards-durability-at-scale/

Introducing the New SharePoint Template Gallery –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-the-new-sharepoint-template-gallery/4422573

Empowering educators with AI innovation and insights –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2025/06/empowering-educators-with-ai-innovation-and-insights/

Making the Most of Attack Simulation Training: Dynamic Groups, Automation, and User Education –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/making-the-most-of-attack-simulation-training-dynamic-groups-automation-and-user/4426697

More ways to summarize long Word documents –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/more-ways-to-summarize-long-word-documents/4398979

Sumitomo Corporation becomes the first Japanese company globally deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/21914-sumitomo-corporation-microsoft-365-copilot#section-block-body

Navigating cyber risks with Microsoft Security Exposure Management eBook –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/23/navigating-cyber-risks-with-microsoft-security-exposure-management-ebook/

Data Breach Reporting for regulatory requirements with Microsoft Data Security Investigations –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bdata-breach-reporting-for-regulatory-requirements-with-microsoft-data-security/4424950

After hours

How to ride the shifting tide of AI correctly – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynzgn4slglg

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

Need to Know podcast–Episode 348

Welcome to Episode 348 of the CIAOPS Need to Know podcast — your regular dose of insights, updates, and practical guidance on Microsoft technologies, cybersecurity, and the evolving digital workplace with a special focus on what’s best for SMB.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

you can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-348-email-my-agent/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

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

or Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7ejj00cOuw8977GnnE2lPb

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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Need to Know podcast–Episode 348

Welcome to Episode 348 of the CIAOPS Need to Know podcast — your regular dose of insights, updates, and practical guidance on Microsoft technologies, cybersecurity, and the evolving digital workplace with a special focus on what’s best for SMB.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

you can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-347-right-to-left/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

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

or Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7ejj00cOuw8977GnnE2lPb

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

Resources

@directorcia

Join my shared channel

CIAOPS merch store

Become a CIAOPS Patron

CIAOPS Blog

CIAOPS Brief

CIAOPSLabs

Support CIAOPS

Resources

CIAOPS Need to Know podcast – CIAOPS – Need to Know podcasts | CIAOPS

X – https://www.twitter.com/directorcia

Join my Teams shared channel – Join my Teams Shared Channel – CIAOPS

CIAOPS Merch store – CIAOPS

Become a CIAOPS Patron – CIAOPS Patron

CIAOPS Blog – CIAOPS – Information about SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Azure, Mobility and Productivity from the Computer Information Agency

CIAOPS Brief – CIA Brief – CIAOPS

CIAOPS Labs – CIAOPS Labs – The Special Activities Division of the CIAOPS

Support CIAOPS – https://ko-fi.com/ciaops

Microsoft Defender & Security
Microsoft 365 & Copilot
AI & Innovation
Identity & Access
Governance & Policy
Thought Leadership

Get your M365 questions answered via email

CIA Brief 20250621

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Case management now supports multiple tenants in Microsoft Defender experience –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/MicrosoftThreatProtectionBlog/case-management-now-supports-multiple-tenants-in-microsoft-defender-experience/4425329

Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up: June 2025 –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-365-insider-round-up-june-2025-microsoft-365-insider-7vidc/

Breaking down the infinite workday –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/breaking-down-infinite-workday

Best Practices for Investigating Phishing Incidents in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/best-practices-for-investigating-phishing-incidents-in-microsoft-defender-for-of/4425748

Introducing TITAN-Powered Recommendations in Security Copilot Guided Response –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/introducing-titan-powered-recommendations-in-security-copilot-guided-response/4416350

Microsoft to Block Third-Party App Access to User Sites and Files –

https://office365itpros.com/2025/06/19/app-consent-policy-user-app-consent/

Getting started with the Microsoft Entra Suite –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/getting-started-with-the-microsoft-entra-suite/4422972

New methods boost reasoning in small and large language models –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/new-methods-boost-reasoning-in-small-and-large-language-models/

Understanding and Mitigating Golden SAML Attacks –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/understanding-and-mitigating-golden-saml-attacks/4418864

Scale AI transformation with Azure Essentials: AI Center of Excellence guidance –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/scale-ai-transformation-with-azure-essentials-ai-center-of-excellence-guidance/

Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks available in OneNote on Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/microsoft-365-copilot-notebooks-available-in-onenote-on-windows/4423346

Announcing Microsoft 365 Local –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/06/16/announcing-comprehensive-sovereign-solutions-empowering-european-organizations/

After hours

Engineers vs Almost Impossible Tasks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBfK04-QPpg

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

CIA Brief 20250616

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Empower your teams to grow their AI skills and boost adoption –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/06/10/empower-your-teams-to-grow-their-ai-skills-and-boost-adoption/

AI Fluency – Learn to collaborate with AI systems effectively, efficiently, ethically, and safely –

https://www.anthropic.com/ai-fluency

Introducing FAQ web part in SharePoint powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-faq-web-part-in-sharepoint-powered-by-microsoft-365-copilot/4422177

Exclusive: New Microsoft Copilot flaw signals broader risk of AI agents being hacked—‘I would be terrified’ –

https://fortune.com/2025/06/11/microsoft-copilot-vulnerability-ai-agents-echoleak-hacking/

Managing unified RBAC in Microsoft Defender –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvPy1zWIfg

Advanced Hunting in Defender –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ukKCHMkeY

Case Management in Microsoft Defender –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLz-NsxcrM

Copilot Release Notes: June 4, 2025 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2025/06/04/release-notes-june-4-2025/

Barclays to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 100,000 colleagues, transforming employee experience –

https://ukstories.microsoft.com/features/barclays-rolls-out-microsoft-365-copilot-to-100000-colleagues/

After hours

Owl rescue – Ozzy man quickies – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8A73jLntSgQ

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