Whisper Leak: A novel side-channel attack on remote language models –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/11/07/whisper-leak-a-novel-side-channel-cyberatt…

3 Microsoft leaders share big ideas on the future of AI, gaming and work –

https://news.microsoft.com/signal/articles/microsoft-leaders-on-the-future-of-ai-gaming-and-work/?o…

New IDC research highlights a major cloud security shift –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/11/06/new-idc-research-highlights-a-major-cloud-…

Beware of double agents: How AI can fortify — or fracture — your cybersecurity –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/05/beware-of-double-agents-how-ai-can-fortify-or-fracture-…

Automating IOC hunts in Microsoft Sentinel data lake –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/automating-ioc-hunts-in-microsoft-se…

Microsoft offers in-country data processing to 15 countries to strengthen sovereign controls for Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/11/04/microsoft-offers-in-country-data-proc…

Support tip: Aligning network policy with Microsoft Intune and Zero Trust –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecustomersuccess/support-tip-aligning-network-policy-…

Unlocking Business Value: Microsoft’s Dual Approach to AI for Security and Security for AI –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/unlocking-business-value-micros…

Build with Copilot Pages: A new way to bring your ideas to life –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/build-with-copilot-pages-a-new-way…

SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/11/03/sesameop-novel-backdoor-uses-openai-assist…

7 hidden gems to effectively manage your tasks in Microsoft Planner –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/7-hidden-gems-to-effectively-manag…

Delivering more threat hunting insights with Microsoft Defender Experts’ newest capabilities –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityexperts/delivering-more-threat-hunting-in…

After hours

“The Garage” featuring Lewis Hamilton & Eric André – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPp8DhuBsKA

Editorial

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What’s new in Microsoft 365 Copilot | October 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365CopilotBlog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-36…

Building human-centric security skills for AI –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/building-human-centric-security-skills-…

GenAI vs Cyber Threats: Why GenAI Powered Unified SecOps Wins –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/genai-vs-cyber-threats-why-genai-p…

Introducing Researcher with Computer Use in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-researcher-with-comput…

Celebrating makers and innovation at Power Platform Community Conference 2025 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2025/10/30/celebrating-makers-and-innovation-at…

The 5 generative AI security threats you need to know about detailed in new e-book –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/30/the-5-generative-ai-security-threats-you-n…

What’s New in Microsoft Intune: October 2025 –

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

Cyber security priorities for boards of directors 2025-26 –

https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/protecting-business-leaders/cyber-security-for-busines…

Automate with Workflows Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot (Frontier) –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvk1ScZT-lo

SharePoint Showcase highlights: Smarter Copilot responses using metadata with the Knowledge Agent –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/sharepoint-showcase-highlights-sma…

Liquid Glass and template category filters in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for iOS –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/liquid-glass-and-template-category…

Secure external attachments with Purview encryption –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurepurviewblog/secure-external-attachments-with-purview-…

Using Microsoft Sentinel MCP Server with GitHub Copilot for AI-Powered Threat Hunting –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/using-microsoft-sentinel…

The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10/28/the-next-chapter-of-the-microsoft-openai-partnership/

Work smarter with Copilot in the People, Files, and Calendar apps –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/work-smarter-with-copilot-in-the-p…

Custom detections are now the unified experience for creating detections in Microsoft Defender –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/custom-detections-are-now-th…

Build apps in minutes with App Builder agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot (Frontier) –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v27H_R1ltB0

Microsoft 365 Copilot now enables you to build apps and workflows –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/10/28/microsoft-365-copilot-now-enables-you…

After hours

The AI rollout is here – and it’s messy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_Ywqd3mzA

Editorial

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Introducing Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-teams-mode-for-microso…

10 ways Microsoft Intune supports a smooth upgrade to Windows 11 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/10-ways-microsoft-intune-supports-a-sm…

How Windows 11 and AI are transforming the future of work –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/how-windows-11-and-ai-are-transforming-…

Satya – My annual letter: Thinking in decades, executing in quarters –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-annual-letter-thinking-decades-executing-quarters-satya-nadella-7…

Security Copilot Agents: The New Era of AI, Driven Cyber Defense –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/security-copilot-agents-the-new-er…

Securing GenAI Workloads in Azure: A Complete Guide to Monitoring and Threat Protection – AIO11Y –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/securing-genai-workloads-in-azu…

6 truths about migrating Microsoft Sentinel to the Defender portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/6-truths-about-migrating-microsoft-s…

After hours

Engineers vs Pumpkin Carving 2.0 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbYbckT1VY

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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