CIA Brief 20250301

Disrupting a global cybercrime network abusing generative AI –

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

Microsoft completes landmark EU Data Boundary, offering enhanced data residency and transparency –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/02/26/microsoft-completes-landmark-eu-data-boundary-offering-enhanced-data-residency-and-transparency/

Announcing Free, Unlimited Access to Think Deeper and Voice –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2025/02/25/announcing-free-unlimited-access-to-think-deeper-and-voice/

Maximizing AI’s potential: Insights from Microsoft leaders on how to get the most from generative AI –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/02/18/maximizing-ais-potential-insights-from-microsoft-leaders-on-how-to-get-the-most-from-generative-ai/

Move files to OneDrive –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2hq63Yfj3Y

Safeguarding AI against ‘jailbreaks’ and other prompt attacks –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/safeguarding-ai-against-jailbreaks-and-other-prompt-attacks/

Focus on what matters most with Microsoft 365 Copilot –

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

After hours

Gibberlink – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yQHYNXPws

Editorial

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Need to Know podcast–Episode 340

I take a look at something many overlook when it comes to security in their Microsoft 365 environment – Exposure score. In essence it is like a targeted Secure Score for a particular threat like Business Email Compromise. There is also news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud so listen along and review the show notes for more information.

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The way to control EWS usage in Exchange Online is changing

New Microsoft-managed policies to raise your identity security posture

Storm-2372 conducts device code phishing campaign

Block malicious command lines with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Clipchamp: Elevating work communication with seamless video creation in Copilot

Sharing with Microsoft Whiteboard

AI agents at work: The new frontier in business automation

Copilot learning hub

New Certification for Microsoft information security administrators

What is Security Exposure Managenet?

CIA Brief 20250222

Quick Setup – Microsoft Entra Verified ID –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnukKchoN28

Talk and translate on-the-go with Copilot –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4lKB5Yz9Sg

Amtrak improve efficiency and safety with Microsoft Power Platform –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=292tyXQLie0

The way to control EWS usage in Exchange Online is changing –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Exchange/the-way-to-control-ews-usage-in-exchange-online-is-changing/4383083

Enhanced data control while submitting Microsoft 365 Copilot feedback –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/enhanced-data-control-while-submitting-microsoft-365-copilot-feedback/4382668

New Microsoft-managed policies to raise your identity security posture –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/new-microsoft-managed-policies-to-raise-your-identity-security-posture/4286758

Clipchamp: Elevating work communication with seamless video creation in Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/clipchamp-elevating-work-communication-with-seamless-video-creation-in-copilot/4375660

With Copilot agents, Pets at Home unleashes an AI revolution –

https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/with-copilot-agents-pets-at-home-unleashes-an-ai-revolution/

Majorana 1 Explained: The Path to a Million Qubits –

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

Sharing with Microsoft Whiteboard –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAo9JGZS44

Facilitating sessions with Microsoft Whiteboard –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNqtsIqNK7s

Get help or support as an admin –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s1Cof06VfA

Seamless Security: Smartcard Logon from Entra-Only Machines to domain-joined Servers or AVDs –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/seamless-security-smartcard-logon-from-entra-only-machines-to-domain-joined-serv/4381789

Minimize email drafts in Outlook for Android and iOS to easily task switch –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/minimize-email-drafts-in-outlook-for-android-and-ios-to-easily-task-switch/4375165

How to protect against Device Code Flow abuse (Storm-2372 attacks) and block the authentication flow –

https://jeffreyappel.nl/how-to-protect-against-device-code-flow-abuse-storm-2372-attacks-and-block-the-authentication-flow/

After hours

Introducing Helix – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yQHYNXPws

Editorial

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February Microsoft 365 Webinar resources

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

https://github.com/directorcia/general/blob/master/Presentations/Need%20to%20Know%20Webinars/202502.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.

CIA Brief 20250215

Turn everyday spreadsheets into actionable insights with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel –

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

Microsoft OneDrive Mobile App –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba7zone0Xk0

Microsoft 365 admin center in simplified view –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCyaw2Uufzc

AI agents at work: The new frontier in business automation –

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ai-agents-at-work-the-new-frontier-in-business-automation/

Applying Zero Trust principles to the cloud-native journey –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/applying-zero-trust-principles-to-the-cloud-native-journey/4378578

Copilot learning hub –

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/

Securing DeepSeek and other AI systems with Microsoft Security –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/13/securing-deepseek-and-other-ai-systems-with-microsoft-security/

Storm-2372 conducts device code phishing campaign –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/13/storm-2372-conducts-device-code-phishing-campaign/

Grow your security skill set with the latest resources on Microsoft Learn –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/grow-your-security-skill-set-with-the-latest-resources-on-microsoft-learn/3644510

Build a stronger security strategy with proactive and reactive incident response: Cyberattack Series –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/10/build-a-stronger-security-strategy-with-proactive-and-reactive-incident-response-cyberattack-series/

New Certification for Microsoft information security administrators –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/new-certification-for-microsoft-information-security-administrators/4159976

Increase Your Productivity with Copilot on OneNote Web and OneNote in Teams –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365CopilotBlog/increase-your-productivity-with-copilot-on-onenote-web-and-onenote-in-teams/4374756

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: January 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-january-2025/4373560

Multiple sources, one cohesive document—Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word makes it possible –

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

Access Copilot anywhere on the canvas in Word for the web –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/access-copilot-anywhere-on-the-canvas-in-word-for-the-web/4374199

After hours

Bill Gates: Source Code – https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code

Editorial

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Need to Know podcast–Episode 339

In this episode I try and explain Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and where it fits into the Microsoft 365 environment, which is challenging without visual but hopefully it gives you a better idea. In essence Microsoft 365 Copilot chat is free to all Microsoft 365 users and provides the same AI across just the web but with commercial data protection. You can extend those capabilities by adding metered billing if desired before stepping up to the full paid version of Microsoft 365 Copilot.

I also have Microsoft Cloud news and updates for you as well as part of this episode so tune in.

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You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-339-copilot-chat/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

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

or Spotify:

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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.

Resources

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Access Copilot anywhere on the canvas in Word for the web

Microsoft Lists forms: What’s New

Diagnose Safe/Blocked Senders Issues in Microsoft 365

Do more with Copilot and agents

Microsoft Copilot help & learning

Securing Identities: 10 recommendations for building a stronger identity security posture

Accelerating the Anomalous Sign-Ins detection with Microsoft Entra ID and Security Copilot

Get visibility into your DeepSeek use with Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Loop, a year in review: greater integration and richer collaboration

Introducing new Surface Copilot+ PCs for Business

Copilot for all: Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

CIA Brief 20250208

Supercharge Your Business. Getting Small Businesses Ready for 2025 with Microsoft 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365businessblog/supercharge-your-business-getting-small-businesses-ready-for-2025-with-microsoft/4374723

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

Next-Gen Device Incident Investigation & Threat Hunting with Custom Plugins –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/securitycopilotblog/next-gen-device-incident-investigation–threat-hunting-with-custom-plugins/4374397

Code injection attacks using publicly disclosed ASP.NET machine keys –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/06/code-injection-attacks-using-publicly-disclosed-asp-net-machine-keys/

Understanding application types in Microsoft Intune for macOS –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecustomersuccess/understanding-application-types-in-microsoft-intune-for-macos/4373987

How to Use Tenant Allow/Block Lists in Microsoft Defender for Business –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/nonprofittechies/how-to-use-tenant-allowblock-lists-in-microsoft-defender-for-business/4374182

Facilitator in Teams meetings –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZMcVupn4E

Recall emails in Outlook for Mac –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/recall-emails-in-outlook-for-mac/4372702

Microsoft Lists forms: What’s New –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/microsoft-lists-forms-whats-new/4374037

Diagnose Safe/Blocked Senders Issues in Microsoft 365 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/diagnose-safeblocked-senders-issues-in-microsoft-365/4373924

Do more with Copilot and agents –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/do-more-with-copilot-and-agents/4373519

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJn7CdTHgT8

Diagramming in Microsoft Whiteboard –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bR-a-FUfcE

Leveraging Custom Security Attributes in Conditional Access Policies –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/leveraging-custom-security-attributes-in-conditional-access-policies/4373293

Introducing the Unified Device Timeline Experience in Microsoft SIEM + XDR –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/introducing-the-unified-device-timeline-experience-in-microsoft-siem–xdr/4372047

Microsoft Copilot help & learning –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot-skilling

Securing Identities: 10 recommendations for building a stronger identity security posture –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/securing-identities-10-recommendations-for-building-a-stronger-identity-security/4371879

Accelerate employee AI skilling: Insights from Microsoft –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/01/30/accelerate-employee-ai-skilling-insights-from-microsoft/

Log Analytics Simple Mode is Now Generally Available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azureobservabilityblog/log-analytics-simple-mode-is-now-generally-available/4370749

Get visibility into your DeepSeek use with Defender for Cloud Apps –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/get-visibility-into-your-deepseek-use-with-defender-for-cloud-apps/4372520

After hours

Large Language Models explained briefly – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPZh9BOjkQs

Editorial

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Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – February

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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 Loop in Microsoft 365 once again.

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:

February Webinar Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2502)

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – February 2025
Friday 21st of February 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.