CIA Brief 20250329

Prevent data loss across your ever-expanding data estate with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/prevent-data-loss-across-your-ever-expanding-data-estate-with-microsoft-purview-/4396095

New innovations in Microsoft Entra to strengthen AI security and identity protection –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/new-innovations-in-microsoft-entra-to-strengthen-ai-security-and-identity-protec/3827393

Building layered protection: New Microsoft Purview data security controls for the browser & network –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/building-layered-protection-new-microsoft-purview-data-security-controls-for-the/4395071

Strengthen data security posture in the era of AI with Microsoft Purview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/strengthen-data-security-posture-in-the-era-of-ai-with-microsoft-purview/4396096

Protecting sensitive information in the era of AI with Microsoft Purview Information Protection –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/protecting-sensitive-information-in-the-era-of-ai-with-microsoft-purview-informa/4395541

Microsoft Purview – Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurepurviewblog/microsoft-purview-%E2%80%93-data-security-posture-management-dspm-for-ai/4394685

Deprecation of Microsoft Defender Application Guard: Transitioning to Enhanced Security Solutions –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/deprecation-of-microsoft-defender-application-guard-transitioning-to-enhanced-se/4395724

Accelerate data security investigations with AI-powered deep content analysis –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/accelerate-data-security-investigations-with-ai-powered-deep-content-analysis/4396099

What’s new in Microsoft Planner – February 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/plannerblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-planner—february-2025/4386912

AI Can Reason Now. What Does That Mean for Your Business? –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-can-reason-now-what-does-mean-your-business-jared-spataro-mq9dc/

How to pin Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for users –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcP4zROc6uI

Introducing the Windows 11 roadmap –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/introducing-the-windows-11-roadmap/4397783

Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/researcher-agent-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4397186

Introducing Researcher and Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/03/25/introducing-researcher-and-analyst-in-microsoft-365-copilot/

Researcher: A reasoning agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfruwkpqvk4

Agent Flows in Copilot Studio –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJTKyk3Pr7s

Deep Reasoning in Copilot Studio –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v9ri9eoVFg

Introducing deep reasoning and agent flows in Copilot Studio: two new features to help you build smarter agents –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introducing-deep-reasoning-agent-flows-copilot-studio-charles-lamanna-n1zxc/

Getting Started With Microsoft 365 Business Premium Video 04: Endpoint Enrollment –

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

Introducing the Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/defenderthreatintelligence/introducing-the-threat-intelligence-briefing-agent/4390821

Microsoft Security Copilot agents –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pI7DyiG-u4

Expand endpoint visibility across device platforms –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/expand-endpoint-visibility-across-device-platforms/4395585

Introducing Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/introducing-microsoft-purview-data-security-investigations/4396678

Edit owner and member roles in Loop workspaces –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/edit-owner-and-member-roles-in-loop-workspaces/4395592

Microsoft unveils Microsoft Security Copilot agents and new protections for AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/24/microsoft-unveils-microsoft-security-copilot-agents-and-new-protections-for-ai/

What’s new in Microsoft Defender XDR at Secure 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-defender-xdr-at-secure-2025/4390817

Introducing new productivity apps People and File Search –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/introducing-new-productivity-apps-people-and-file-search/4395068

After hours

A MINECRAFT MOVIE All Trailers So Far – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwo1s8gSmzA

Editorial

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March Microsoft 365 Webinar resources

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Watch out for next month’s webinar.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 342

Join me for this episode with all the latest news and update from Microsoft as well as my take on the importance of logging as a security basic that many overlook. Plenty of security news in this episode especially around the latest exploits of MSHTA.EXE that you should be prepared for. Listen for all the information.

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Comparing Copilot Chat included with Microsoft 365 to a paid Copilot license

Adobe and Microsoft Empower Marketers with AI Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Introducing Copilot in the Microsoft 365 admin centers

Jailbreaking is (mostly) simpler than you think

Level up your defense: protect against attacks using stale user accounts

Defender XDR – Monthly news – March 2025

AI innovation requires AI security: Hear what’s new at Microsoft Secure

Microsoft Technical Takeoff: Windows + Intune

Continuing with Microsoft Entra: Advanced Identity Management

Phishing campaign impersonates Booking .com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware

Take Flight with Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School

Securing Your Nonprofit Environment (Part 1) – Enabling Security Defaults

Securing Your Nonprofit Environment (Part 2): Best Practices to Secure Your Admin Accounts

How to infect your PC in three easy steps

CIA Brief 20250322

Upgrade to Microsoft 365: Unlock the Power of the Cloud –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAVqDZN9BCk

Getting Started With Microsoft 365 Business Premium Video 01: Before You Begin –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8lisFPpBk

Comparing Copilot Chat included with Microsoft 365 to a paid Copilot license –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItcvkU528AI

Open shared Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on iPhone and iPad devices without a Microsoft account –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/open-shared-word-excel-and-powerpoint-files-on-iphone-and-ipad-devices-without-a/4391659

Level up your defense: protect against attacks using stale user accounts –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/level-up-your-defense-protect-against-attacks-using-stale-user-accounts/4386290

Introducing Copilot in the Microsoft 365 admin centers –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMalGm0tBOY

The Enhanced “Edit in Grid” Experience for Document Libraries –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/the-enhanced-edit-in-grid-experience-for-document-libraries/4373895

New live chat in Microsoft Teams: Connecting customers and businesses effortlessly –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/03/17/new-live-chat-in-microsoft-teams-connecting-customers-and-businesses-effortlessly/

Unlock the future of teamwork with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9LX3SnLYpE

Defender XDR – Monthly news – March 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/monthly-news—march-2025/4391479

Peter is here –

https://unlocked.microsoft.com/minecraft-vatican/

How to deploy transformational enterprise-wide agents: Microsoft as Customer Zero –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/how-to-deploy-transformational-enterprise-wide-agents-microsoft-as-customer-zero/

AI innovation requires AI security: Hear what’s new at Microsoft Secure –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/ai-innovation-requires-ai-security-hear-what%E2%80%99s-new-at-microsoft-secure/4394130

Dow is targeting millions in cost savings with Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/dow-is-targeting-millions-in-cost-savings-with-microsoft-365-copilot-and-agents/4393480

Unveiling the Shadows: Extended Critical Asset Protection with MSEM –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/unveiling-the-shadows-extended-critical-asset-protection-with-msem/4394485

StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/17/stilachirat-analysis-from-system-reconnaissance-to-cryptocurrency-theft/

Strengthening Email Security: Our New Approach to Non-RFC Compliant Emails –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefenderforoffice365blog/strengthening-email-security-our-new-approach-to-non-rfc-compliant-emails/4338306

After hours

Can You Fool A Self Driving Car? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJL3htsDyQ

Editorial

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CIA Brief 20250315

How-To Sync EntraID Group Memberships Into Any System –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/how-to-sync-entraid-group-memberships-into-any-system/4383082

Microsoft Security Implementation Proof of Concept by Lighthouse with Microsoft 365 Defender –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxiVirns1D4

Announcing a Limited Preview of GPT-4.5 in Copilot Studio –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/announcing-limited-preview-gpt-4-5-microsoft-copilot-studio/

Phishing campaign impersonates Booking .com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/13/phishing-campaign-impersonates-booking-com-delivers-a-suite-of-credential-stealing-malware/

Copilot supports communication in every style –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/copilot-supports-communication-in-every-style/4386393

Securing Your Nonprofit Environment (Part 2): Best Practices to Secure Your Admin Accounts –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/nonprofittechies/securing-your-nonprofit-environment-part-2-best-practices-to-secure-your-admin-a/4385305

Jailbreaking is (mostly) simpler than you think –

https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/03/jailbreaking-is-mostly-simpler-than-you-think/

Improve your DLP maturity with DLP Analytics –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/improve-your-dlp-maturity-with-dlp-analytics/4392655

Take Flight with Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/securitycopilotblog/take-flight-with-microsoft-security-copilot-flight-school/4391712

Defending Against OAuth-Based Attacks with Automatic Attack Disruption –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/defending-against-oauth-based-attacks-with-automatic-attack-disruption/4384381

Boost customer engagement with live chat in Microsoft Teams –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_fTX0E08BU

Introducing Microsoft Entra Health alerts: An enhancement to tenant health monitoring –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/introducing-microsoft-entra-health-alerts-an-enhancement-to-tenant-health-monito/4352583

New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/11/new-xcsset-malware-adds-new-obfuscation-persistence-techniques-to-infect-xcode-projects/

Built-in report button is available in Microsoft Outlook across platforms –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefenderforoffice365blog/built-in-report-button-is-available-in-microsoft-outlook-across-platforms/4388434

Blog Series: Charting Your Path to Cyber Resiliency –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/blog-series-charting-your-path-to-cyber-resiliency/4390355

After hours

Gemini Robotics: Bringing AI to the physical world – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MvGnmmP3c0

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Need to Know podcast–Episode 341

In this episode I provide the benefits that become available once you add and Azure subscription to your Microsoft environment. From pay as you go options with Copilot and SharePoint all the way through adding more security to your environment, Azure contain a range of features that you should consider. I’ll also bring you up to date with all the latest news from the Microsoft Cloud, so listen along and enjoy.

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Microsoft 365 E5 Security is now available as an add-on to Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Microsoft Technical Takeoff: Windows + Intune

Azure Lighthouse support for MSSP use of Security Copilot Sentinel scenarios in Public Preview

Get the most out of OneNote with these little-known features

Edit your name in Teams meetings

Rethinking remote assistance security in a Zero Trust world

Introducing Exchange Online Tenant Outbound Email Limits

CIA Brief 20250308

Microsoft Technical Takeoff: Windows + Intune –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/techcommunitylive/microsoft-technical-takeoff-windows–intune/4304008

Strengthening Cloud Compliance and Governance with Microsoft Defender CSPM –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/MicrosoftDefenderCloudBlog/strengthening-cloud-compliance-and-governance-with-microsoft-defender-cspm/4385215

6 ways AI is making a difference in the world –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/6-ways-ai-is-making-a-difference-in-the-world/?ocid=msftnews_x

Azure Lighthouse support for MSSP use of Security Copilot Sentinel scenarios in Public Preview –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SecurityCopilotBlog/azure-lighthouse-support-for-mssp-use-of-security-copilot-sentinel-scenarios-in-/4384386

Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/

Edit your display name in Teams meetings –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/edit-your-display-name-in-teams-meetings/4389359

Who’s Using Copilot? | HYPE Customer Story –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD9YZjARVWk

Business efficiency: How a small business operates like a corporation –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwl6z6UZgeQ

Microsoft 365 E5 Security is now available as an add-on to Microsoft 365 Business Premium –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365businessblog/microsoft-365-e5-security-is-now-available-as-an-add-on-to-microsoft-365-busines/4388436

Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/05/silk-typhoon-targeting-it-supply-chain/

What is cybersecurity analytics? –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-101/what-is-cybersecurity-analytics

Evolving small business with Microsoft Teams and Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDJzF0lZ-7A

Newsletters in Outlook (Preview) –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/newsletters-in-outlook-preview-b35566e6-d319-450d-8930-86e483cda3ee

Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus extends Cloud PC resilience –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-365-disaster-recovery-plus-extends-cloud-pc-resilience/4387492

Available today: DeepSeek R1 7B & 14B distilled models for Copilot+ PCs via Azure AI Foundry – further expanding AI on the edge –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/03/03/available-today-deepseek-r1-7b-14b-distilled-models-for-copilot-pcs-via-azure-ai-foundry-further-expanding-ai-on-the-edge/

Disrupting a global cybercrime network abusing generative AI –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/02/27/disrupting-cybercrime-abusing-gen-ai/

After hours

Formula 1: Drive To Survive Season 7 Official Trailer | Netflix – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZlzeKPFTco

Editorial

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CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – March

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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 Purview (aka Compliance) in Microsoft 365.

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:

March Webinar Registrations

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The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – March 2025
Friday 28th of March 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:

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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.