Need to Know podcast–Episode 329

It’s OneDrive’s turn in the spotlight. After a recent dedicated OneDrive event I have all the latest about updates and improvements that have been announced. Of course, there is plenty of other news also around security and Copilot as well as improvements to the new Outlook that you should check out. Thanks again for listening.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

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Welcome to the New Era of Microsoft OneDrive: AI, Productivity, and Memories at Your Fingertips

Get to know Copilot in OneDrive

Introducing Copilot in OneDrive: Now Generally Available

What’s New In Copilot | September 2024

New Copilot enhancements help small and medium-sized businesses innovate

Introducing Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision

New experiences coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11

An AI companion for everyone

Create desktop flows using the AI Recorder

Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows

Use community queries to hunt more effectively across email and collaboration threats

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024

What is Microsoft Entra (and why use it)?

Research Threat intelligence Microsoft Defender XDR Business email compromise

Improved user experience for Dictate in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web

Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows

Learn about the new Outlook for Windows

Level Up Your Security Skills with the New Microsoft Sentinel Ninja Training!

Microsoft Defender XDR Monthly news – October 2024

Windows 11, version 24H2 security baseline

Windows 11, version 24H2: What’s new for IT pros

Security settings management is available for multi-tenant environments in Microsoft Defender XDR

Implementing a secure by default approach with Microsoft Purview and address oversharing

Microsoft Intune support for Apple Intelligence

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Microsoft Ignite

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster than other solutions, according to Forrester TEI study –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/07/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-remediated-threats-30-faster-than-other-solutions-according-to-forrester-tei-study/

Corning Incorporated boosts efficiency with OneDrive’s advanced security & compliance features –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzqJT-rT5Q

Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/10/cyber-signals-issue-8-education-under-siege-how-cybercriminals-target-our-schools/

Welcome to the New Era of Microsoft OneDrive: AI, Productivity, and Memories at Your Fingertips –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/welcome-to-the-new-era-of-microsoft-onedrive-ai-productivity-and/ba-p/4265409

Create desktop flows using the AI Recorder –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkbzxIy05X4

Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/token-theft-protection-with-microsoft-entra-intune-defender-xdr/ba-p/4265675

Use community queries to hunt more effectively across email and collaboration threats –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/use-community-queries-to-hunt-more-effectively-across-email-and/ba-p/4254664

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024 –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFx6btsxtRU

Passkeys on Windows: Authenticate seamlessly with passkey providers –

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2024/10/08/passkeys-on-windows-authenticate-seamlessly-with-passkey-providers/

Research Threat intelligence Microsoft Defender XDR Business email compromise 9 min read File hosting services misused for identity phishing –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/08/file-hosting-services-misused-for-identity-phishing/

Welcome to the New Era of Microsoft OneDrive: AI, Productivity, and Memories at Your Fingertips –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/welcome-to-the-new-era-of-microsoft-onedrive-ai-productivity-and/ba-p/4265409

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/4232294

Get to know Copilot in OneDrive –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/community-news-desk/get-to-know-copilot-in-onedrive/ba-p/4262317

Anatomy of a Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/anatomy-of-a-copilot?ocid=FY25_soc_omc_br_x_AnatomyCopilot

How the cloud and community strength fuel success in Spain | Cloud Cultures by Microsoft Azure –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdOF-y27U4U

After hours

FIRST RIDE: Tesla Robotaxi – Our Driverless Future Has Arrived! –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LFYM86BjU0

Editorial

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CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – October

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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 SharePoint.

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:

October Webinar Registrations

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The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – October 2024
Friday 1st of November 2024
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.

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What is Microsoft Entra (and why use it)? –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/what-is-microsoft-entra-and-why-use-it/ba-p/4262826

Install apps for your business –

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

Microsoft starts paying publishers for content surfaced by Copilot –

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/microsoft-starts-paying-publishers-for-content-in-copilot/

Level Up Your Security Skills with the New Microsoft Sentinel Ninja Training! –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/level-up-your-security-skills-with-the-new-microsoft-sentinel/ba-p/4260106

Microsoft Defender XDR Monthly news – October 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-xdr-blog/monthly-news-october-2024/ba-p/4258305

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/01/cybersecurity-awareness-month-securing-our-world-together/

Windows 11, version 24H2 security baseline –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-11-version-24h2-security-baseline/ba-p/4252801

Windows 11, version 24H2: What’s new for IT pros –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-11-version-24h2-what-s-new-for-it-pros/ba-p/4259108

Introducing Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision –

Introducing Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision | Microsoft Copilot Blog

New experiences coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11 –

New experiences coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11 | Windows Experience Blog

An AI companion for everyone –

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/10/01/an-ai-companion-for-everyone/

Security settings management is available for multi-tenant environments in Microsoft Defender XDR –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/security-settings-management-is-available-for-multi-tenant/ba-p/4250996

Securing our future: September 2024 progress update on Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/09/23/securing-our-future-september-2024-progress-update-on-microsofts-secure-future-initiative-sfi/

What’s New In Copilot | September 2024 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/what-s-new-in-copilot-september-2024/ba-p/4256443

New Copilot for Security Plugin Name Reflects Broader Capabilities –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-threat/new-copilot-for-security-plugin-name-reflects-broader/ba-p/4258810

Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows –

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9-5a60-49b2-a98b-ba7822bc7627

After hours

The Eisenhower matrix: How to manage your tasks with EISENHOWER –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT89OZ7TNwc

Editorial

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Need to Know podcast–Episode 328

Microsoft has announced updates to Copilot for Microsoft 365 which they are calling Wave 2. In this episode I cover off some of these changes and what I feel will be most useful for people. A number of other products from Microsoft have also become generally available so listen alone for all the new on that plus everything happening at Microsoft for SMB.

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-328-riding-wave-2/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

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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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Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents

The next phase of Microsoft 365 Copilot innovation

Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: AI Innovations in SharePoint and OneDrive

Microsoft 365 Copilot | Copilot Pages

Announcing Copilot Pages for multiplayer collaboration

Copilot pages for IT Admins – Sep 2024 update

New Copilot enhancements help small and medium-sized businesses innovate

Microsoft 365 Copilot – Small Business Guide to Prepare your Data for Search

Update on Recall security and privacy architecture

Introducing Copilot in OneDrive: Now Generally Available

Microsoft Intune support for Apple Intelligence

Microsoft Entra Internet Access now generally available

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 3

Microsoft ignite

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Update on Recall security and privacy architecture – https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/09/27/update-on-recall-security-and-privacy-architecture/

Introducing Copilot in OneDrive: Now Generally Available –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-copilot-in-onedrive-now-generally-available/ba-p/4253194

Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/09/26/storm-0501-ransomware-attacks-expanding-to-hybrid-cloud-environments/

Case Study: Harnessing Copilot for Security in Defending Against Cyberthreats –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/case-study-harnessing-copilot-for-security-in-defending-against/ba-p/4251623

Implementing a secure by default approach with Microsoft Purview and address oversharing –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/implementing-a-secure-by-default-approach-with-microsoft-purview/ba-p/4251190

Microsoft Intune support for Apple Intelligence –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/microsoft-intune-support-for-apple-intelligence/ba-p/4254037

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/09/25/microsoft-is-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms/

Learn about the new Outlook for Windows –

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXPr7gfUMmKxSob6H6MgRagqdNiUTg75e

After hours

Bill Gates talks new Netflix series, shares how he uses AI in his life – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLBkqm8ctgg

Editorial

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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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